Aroma concentrate separated from an aqueous solution of Haze honey by
adsorptive column
chromatography had a stronger aroma intensity than that separated by a
combination of a
preliminary extraction with acetone and separation of volatile
compounds from acetone extract by
steam distillation extraction. A total of 130 compounds were
identified, including 27 alcohols, 19
aldehydes, 9 ketones, 12 esters, 8 acids, 35 hydrocarbons, 10 furanoids
or pyranoids, and 10
miscellaneous compounds. The sensory importance of the volatile
compounds was investigated by
sniffing the fractions separated by preparative gas chromatography.
As a result, benzeneacetaldehyde, linalool, phenethyl alcohol, p-cresol,
p-anisaldehyde, methyl-p-anisaldehydes,
trimethoxybenzene, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, and lilac
aldehydes seemed to contribute to Haze honey
aroma.
Keywords: Aroma compounds; flavor components; honey; column
concentration