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To characterize potent odor-active compounds in preserved egg yolk (PEY), volatile compounds were isolated by headspace solid-phase microextraction and solvent-assisted flavor evaporation. Gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses identified a total of 53 odor-active compounds by comparing the odor characteristics, MS data, and retention indices with those of reference compounds. Twenty-seven odorants were detected in at least five isolates that were extracted and analyzed by the same method, and their flavor dilution (FD) factors, ranging from 1 to 2048, were measured by aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). To further determine their contribution to the overall aroma profile of PEY, 22 odorants with FD factors ≥16 and GC-MS responses were quantitated, and their odor activity values (OAVs) were calculated. According to the OAV results, 19 odorants with OAVs ≥ 1 are the potent odorants that greatly contribute to the characteristic aroma of PEY. Nine compounds were identified for the first time: (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, (E)-2-nonenal, 2-methylbutanal, dimethyl disulfide, trimethylamine, methional, dimethyl trisulfide, diisopropyl disulfide, and diethyl disulfide.

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Beijing douzhi (BD) is a traditional snack in Beijing, China, and it has been listed as a part of Beijing's intangible cultural heritage. The potent odorants that contribute to the characteristic aroma of BD were investigated by analyzing the isolates from solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE) and simultaneous distillation-extraction. Using aroma extract dilution analysis based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-olfactometry, 31 aroma-active compounds with flavor dilution (FD) factors ranging from 1 to 2187 were identified by comparison of their odor characteristics, MS data, and retention indices with those of reference compounds. To further determine their contribution to the aroma of BD, the odorants isolated using SAFE with FD factors ≥9 were quantified, and their odor activity values (OAVs; ratio of concentration to the respective odor threshold in water) were calculated. Eleven compounds were found to have OAVs ≥ 1, which indicated they were the potent odorants that contributed substantially to the characteristic aroma of BD. Among the 11 odorants, (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, eugenol, methional, p-cresol, 1-octen-3-one, and 3-methylbutanoic acid were not previously identified in BD.

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