Identification and quantification of volatile compounds responsible for bread’s aromatic profile

Bread’s texture and aroma are key factors influencing its acceptability by consumers.The main purpose of the present study was to characterize aroma compounds in three different French baguettes varying in their structural properties (density, hardness, size of alveoli and crumb’s heterogeneity). The volatile fraction of their crumb was isolated by Solvent Assisted Flavour Evaporation (SAFE) technique. Extracts were analysed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Aroma-active compounds were determined by GC-Olfactometry (GC-O) and results were processed with detection frequency method. A total of 81 compounds (pyrazines, lactones, furans, ketones, pyrroles, aldehydes, alcohols, ac…