Research Article

The Verification of the Usefulness of Electronic Nose Based on Ultra-Fast Gas Chromatography and Four Different Chemometric Methods for Rapid Analysis of Spirit Beverages

Table 3

Compounds detected in vodka samples.

NameRT1/LTPRI1RT1/LTPRI2LTPRI1 LITLTPRI2 LITDescriptor

(E)-2-Heptenal50.41/95053.00/10499601062 Sulfurous, earthy, grossy, and almond
(E)-2-Octene38.55/81334.72/816815819
(Z)-2-Nonenal64.94/113466.97/125111481254Cucumber, geranium and green
1-Hexanol42.59/87545.73/991870980Dry, floral, grossy, green, woody, and fruity
1-Octen-3-one52.82/97954.96/10759791066Herbaceous
2-Methyl-1-butanol32.07/73937.35/848739852Winey, buttery, and malty
3-Methylbut-2-en-1-ol35.22/77538.53/863778863Fruity and green
3-Methylfuran22.07/61437.44/849614856
Ethanol14.91/42618.55/575437564Alcoholic
Ethyl acetate21.00/60024.68/682609673 Acidic, etheral, fruity, and orange
Ethyl butyrate37.31/79938.42/861799864 Fruity and acetone
Furfural38.49/81246.80/967827972Almond and bread
Hexyl butyrate69.28/119368.24/127111911257 Apple, fruity, and green
Limonene58.06/104454.82/107410331061Citrus, fruity, and minty
Methanol14.63/41816.67/516419507
Methylnonanedione73.97/126175.92/139612531397 Fruity and straw
Propenal15.24/43518.11/561450566
Pyrazine31.11/72835.94/831738822 Corn and nutty
Tert-butylmethylether19.31/55119.24/596546600
Tetradecane82.64/139375.83/139514001400 Alkane, sweet, and mildly herbaceous
Undecane62.56/110156.14/109111001100 Alkane and fusel

RT1: retention time in column 1 (MXT-5);
LTPRI1: linear temperature-programmed retention index for compounds from column 1;
RT2: retention time in column 2 (MXT-1701);
LTPRI2: linear temperature-programmed retention index for compounds from column 2;
LTPRI1 LIT: linear temperature-programmed retention index for compounds from column 1 from literature;
LTPRI2 LIT: linear temperature-programmed retention index for compounds from column 2 from literature.
The positive identification of selected compounds was highlighted in bold font.