Investigation of volatiles in Charentais cantaloupe melons (Cucumis melo Var. cantalupensis). Characterization of aroma constituents in some cultivars

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4522-4528

  Aubert, Christophe ^a   Bourger, Nelly ^a  

^a Ctr Tech Interprof Fruits/Legumes   (France)

Author keywords

Aroma; Charentais melon; Cucumis melo; Sulfur compounds; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 METHYLTHIOETHANOL; 3 (METHYLTHIO)PROPANOL; 3 (METHYLTHIO)PROPYL ACETATE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BUTYL ACETATE; BUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL 2 (METHYLTHIO)ACETATE; ETHYL 3 (METHYLTHIO)PROPANOATE; HEXANOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; HEXYL ACETATE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

AROMA; ARTICLE; CANTALOUPE; CULTIVAR; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHELF LIFE;

ALCOHOLS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CUCUMIS MELO; ESTERS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 3142543180     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf049777s     Document Type: Article

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