Research Article

Effect of Storage on the Physicochemical and Flavour Attributes of Two Cultivars of Strawberry Cultivated in Northern India

Table 1

Identified aroma compounds by SPME method in both cultivars of strawberry stored at 5°C.

CompoundRelative concentration of aroma volatiles (%)
CamarosaChandler
Days of storageDays of storage
03690369

Esters
 Methyl butanoate0.0700.0790.0790.0890.0390.0360.0340.031
 Ethyl butanoate0.0600.1590.2560.3270.0750.0980.2890.292
 Hexyl butanoate0.3500.3280.2920.2460.2700.3010.3760.375
 Methyl hexanoate9.3608.2765.4324.4880.0070.1890.4000.505
 Ethyl hexanoate2.7012.6922.8023.6580.0240.0210.1790.272
 Hexyl hexanoate0.1570.1810.1960.1621.0501.0530.8480.898
 Propyl hexanoate0.2220.2020.2380.2461.0420.8760.645nd
 Methyl octanoate0.2320.2430.2300.2470.0331.7615.2388.254
 Benzyl acetate0.3800.3210.1420.0610.0550.7960.6210.898
 n-Octyl acetate0.9260.8690.4210.5590.1000.0980.2310.243
 n-Octyl butyrate0.4800.4310.3340.3921.1431.0130.9010.915
 (2Z)-2-Hexenyl butyrate0.4100.3760.3190.2080.1900.1780.1910.170
Terpenoids
 Linalool0.6110.6020.5920.5690.4260.5360.8391.704
-Terpineol0.1970.1820.1700.132ndndndnd
-Terpinene0.0240.0290.0410.0620.0290.0230.0170.025
 Nerolidol19.83619.12917.28111.7171.6531.5320.9891.173
Alcohols and aldehydes
 1-Nonanol0.4030.4820.7681.0500.0290.0180.0230.187
 2-Hexen-1-ol, (z)2.0062.0042.1212.8361.0421.0411.0791.488
 2-Hexenal, (E)0.0310.0250.0320.0360.0210.0190.0170.020
 2-Hexyl-1-octanol0.1450.0180.0750.0820.1700.009ndnd
Furanones
 2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone0.2780.2430.4120.2670.0130.0130.06nd
 Mesifurane0.2320.2320.2080.222ndndndnd
Others
-Farnesene0.4700.4620.4360.5300.0180.1110.2710.363
 Dodecalactone0.5300.5310.4380.506ndndndnd