“…The volatile aroma compounds (VACs) present in fresh and processed tomato are included in various chemical classes such as ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, phenols, esters, ethers, hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds, nitrogen-containing compounds, furan, free acids and lactones [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] . The most important volatile compounds are thought to be cis-3-hexenal, â-ionone, hexanal, â-damascenone, l-penten-3-one, 2+3-methylbutanol, trans-2-hexenal, cis-3-hexenol, 2-isobutylthiazole, l-nitro-2-phenylethane, trans-2-heptenal, phenylacetaldehyde, methylsalicylate, 3-methylbutanal, 2-phenylethanol, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and geranylacetone [12][13][14] . In addition, furaneol 15 , hexanol, methional and l-octen-3-one 16 may also contribute to the tomato aroma taste.…”