Wheat Flavor Components

Abstract

SUMMARY: The volatile flavor components of a lightly milled, whole‐grain soft wheat, Moro variety, were isolated and studied by gas‐liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, Paper chromatography and/or chemical tests. The following 11 compounds were identified in the wheat flavor essence or in headspace vapors: acetaldehyde, isobutyraldehyde, butyraldehyde, hexanal, heptanal, octanal, crotonaldehyde, 3‐methyl‐2‐butanone, 2,2‐dimethyl‐3‐pentanone, diacetyl and ethyl acetate. Tentative identifications were made of seven additional compounds: butanone, valeraldehyde, isovaleraldehyde, cyclopentanone, phenylacetaldehyde, amyl alcohol and isoamyl alcohol.