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Table II.

Volatile compounds in Trachanas sample by SPME and GC/MS detection.

Compounds Chemical class RTa,b Sun Oven
Hexanoic acid Acid 13.1 x x
Octanoic acid Acid 18.0 x x
n-Decanoic acid Acid 22.3 x x
Heptanoic acid Acid 15.1 x
Nonanoic acid Acid 19.7 x
Undecanoic acid Acid 25.8 x
Tetradecanoic acid Acid 29.5 x
n-Hexadecanoic acid Acid 32.1 x
Heptanol Alcohol 12.2 x  
1-Octen-3-ol Alcohol 12.5 x x
(Z)-2-octen-1-ol Alcohol 14.8 x
1-Octanol Alcohol 14.9 x x
Phenylethyl alcohol Alcohol 16.1 x x
Nonanol Alcohol 17.4 x
2-Hexyl-1-decanol Alcohol 22.8 x
2-Methyl-1-penten-3-ol Alcohol 25.6 x
Hexanal Aldehyde 7.5 x x
2-Hexanal Aldehyde 9.0 x
Heptanal Aldehyde 10.3 x x
2-Heptanal Aldehyde 11.9 x
Benzaldehyde Aldehyde 12.0 x
Octanal Aldehyde 13.1 x
(E,E)-2,4-heptadienal Aldehyde 13.3 x x
Benzene acetaldehyde Aldehyde 14.2 x x
2-Octenal Aldehyde 14.6 x x
Nonanal Aldehyde 15.8 x x
(E)-2-nonenal Aldehyde 17.2 x x
4-Ethyl-benzaldehyde Aldehyde 17.3 x
Decanal Aldehyde 18.3 x x
(E,E)-2,4-nonadienal Aldehyde 18.5 x x
(E,E)-2,4-decadienal Aldehyde 20.8 x x
Tetradecanal Aldehyde 26.8 x
Octanoic acid, ethyl ester Ester 18.1 x x
Acetic acid, 2-phenylethyl ester Ester 19.5 x
Decanoic acid, ethyl ester Ester 22.5 x x
Dodecanoic acid, ethyl ester Ester 26.5 x
Tetradecanoic acid, ethyl ester Ester 30.1 x
2-Heptanone Ketone 10.0   x
3-Octen-2-one Ketone 14.1 x x
2-Nonanone Ketone 15.5 x
3-Nonen-2-one Ketone 16.7 x
2-Decanone Ketone 18.0 x  
Number of total compounds   38 23
a

RT, retention time; HP-5 capillary column.

b

Identification, MS (NIST/Wiley library).

According to Fisher’s exact test, the sun-dried Trachanas sample contained more volatiles compared to oven-dried (P < 0.01).