Table 5
Volatile aromatic compounds in blended wines inoculated with mixed culture of wine yeasts after alcohol fermentation (unit: peak area value/1,000)

Compound names Odor description Sample Ref.
Control A B C D E F
Aldehydes
 Acetaldehyde 406 659 681 605 520 559 430
 Benzaldehyde Almond, burnt sugar 916 1355 978 812 1271 1058 982 [33]
Acids
 Acetic acid Pungent 693 1301 745 548 1148 641 715 [34]
 Octanoic acid Candy, caramelized, perfumy, fruity, peachy 1663 1092 1007 798 1959 1850 1449 [33]
Esters
 Methyl acetate Banana, pineapple 229 336 280 260 231 213 223 [35]
 Ethyl acetate Fruity, sweet 83691 130774 140934 140621 81971 85116 67744 [36]
 Ethyl butyrate Fruity, papaya, butter, sweet, apple, perfumed 836 1607 1296 1658 945 1046 815 [37]
 Isoamyl acetate Fresh, banana, sweet 31698 38322 37983 32018 33930 35474 32169 [34]
 Ethyl hexanoate Fruity, apple, banana 27957 23675 30886 22386 32179 38861 25812 [33, 37]
 n-Hexyl acetate Fruity, apple, pear 1447 2830 2473 2868 1793 1660 1713 [38]
 Ethyl heptanoate 978 1078 1295 1286 965 1062 1021
 Ethyl octanoate Pineapple, pear 31677 47357 58723 39825 34582 38250 29639 [33]
 Ethyl decanoate Fatty acids, fruity, apple, solvent 6368 7063 9627 6523 6913 6863 6245 [37]
 Ethyl benzoate Camomile, flower, celery 1725 2144 3802 3184 1466 1649 2132 [34]
 Ethyl decenoate Sweet, fatty, nut-like 411 529 982 502 430 543 299 [15]
 Methyl salicylate Wintergreen, peppermint 2063 3752 3989 3879 2607 1551 2296 [15]
 Phenethyl acetate Floral, fruity, sweet 2062 3507 4041 3074 2124 1636 2031 [34]