Characterization of the key aroma compounds in dried fruits of the West African peppertree Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) using aroma extract dilution analysis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3285-3287

  Tairu, A O ^a   Hofmann, T ^b   Schieberle, P ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FÜR LEBENSMITTELCHEMIE   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

farnesene; (E) ocimene; Aroma extract dilution analysis; Linalol; West African peppertree; Xylopia aethiopica

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BETA PINENE; FLAVORING AGENT; LINALOOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PINENE; TERPENE; VANILLIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DILUTION; EXTRACTION; FLAVOR; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; ODOR; TREE; VOLATILIZATION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ALCOHOLS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; ODORS; TERPENES; TREES; VOLATILIZATION;

ANNONACEAE; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 0032882816     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990228+     Document Type: Article

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