Research Article

Effects of Pretreatment and Drying on the Volatile Compounds of Sliced Solar-Dried Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Rhizome

Table 2

Major volatile compounds detected in pretreated sliced solar dried yellow ginger rhizome.

Retention time (min)Compound nameFraction (%)
Potassium metabisulfite concentrationBlanching temperature
0.0%0.10%0.15%0.20%1%50°C100°C

8.69α-Pinene4.8600.003
8.98Camphene2.96851.320.0050.007
10.82α-Phellandrene4.3375
10.85α -(E)-Sabinene hydrate2.960.0113.0340.006
15.16Neral1.700.0020.002
15.18Z,Z,Z-4,6,9-Nonadecatriene0.0050.007
15.192,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl (Z)0.001
15.55Borneol0.001
15.73Geranial2.52722.6111.7180.0173.1220.0030.003
15.74Dill-apiole0.005
21.29α-Farnesene0.0055
21.99α-Curcumene5.94254.890.0084.8880.0066.433
22.18Germacrene D2.58492.860.0810.1152.964
22.22α-Cubebene31.81344.7033.4620.003
22.61α-Zingiberene19.3770.028
22.62Dihydro-α-curcumene39.71941.4041.01743.03544.523
22.87α-Farnesene15.53616.2017.07316.45917.137
23.03α-bisabolene9.29119.6910.19410.13010.963
23.07(6R,7 R)-bisabolene36.94855.046
23.20Epibicyclosesquiphellandrene0.002
23.52α-Cedrene17.07319.1420.23119.49020.911
24.75γ-Gurjunene0.012
26.17Zingerone0.004