Generation of Saffron Volatiles by Thermal Carotenoid Degradation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 6825-6834

  Carmona, Manuel ^a   Zalacain, Amaya ^a   Salinas, Ma Rosario ^a   Alonso, Gonzalo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crocetin esters; Picrocrocin; Saffron volatiles; Safranal; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE 4 HYDROXY 2,6,6 TRIMETHYL 1 CARBOXYALDEHYDE 1 CYCLOHEXENE; AGLYCONE 4-HYDROXY-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-1-CARBOXYALDEHYDE-1-CYCLOHEXENE; CAROTENOID; CROCETIN; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; ISOPHORONE; SAFRANAL; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; HEAT; TIME; VOLATILIZATION;

CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXANES; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOHEXENES; HEAT; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33748909879     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0612326     Document Type: Article

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