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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- MASS SPECTROMETRY AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- OLFACTOMETRY ANALYSIS OF AROMA COMPOUNDS OF VANILLA POMPONA SCHIEDE by MARIA DEL PILAR GALEAS A thesis submitted to the Graduate School-New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Master of Science Graduate Program in Food Science Written under the direction of Dr. Thomas G. Hartman And approved by ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ New Brunswick, New Jersey January, 2015 ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS Gas Chromatography –Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry Analysis of Aroma Compounds of Vanilla Pompona Schiede By MARIA DEL PILAR GALEAS Thesis Director: Dr. Thomas G. Hartman Vanilla is one of the most widely used flavor ingredients and the second most expensive spice in the world. Only three of the 110-130 species of vanilla are cultivated and have significant economic importance: Vanilla planifolia Andrews, Vanilla tahitensis Moore and Vanilla pompona Schiede. Among the three, Vanilla pompona is the only specie that has been highlighted as relatively resistant to climate change and diseases. These attributes have made this species a candidate for cross-breeding programs with V. planifolia to produce a more robust vanilla for commercial use. The chemical and aroma composition of V. planifolia and V. tahitensis have been extensively analyzed. Surprisingly, studies on the chemical and odor characterization of V. pompona are scarce even though this species is frequently referred to in the literature as the third genus in order of economic importance. No study has been undertaken to identify which compounds are odor-active in this particular species of Vanilla. This study ii provides a Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry (GC-O) analysis of Mexican Vanilla pompona Shiede for the first time. A preliminary study was performed to select a representative aroma extract for Gas Chromatography-Spectrometry (GC-MS) and GC-O analysis. Three extracts were produced using different aroma extraction techniques. Based on sensory evaluation and preliminary chemical characterization of the extracts, the ethanol-dichloromethane solvent extraction method was selected to produce aroma extracts for in depth characterization by GC-MS and GC-O. From the chemical characterization of the volatiles present in V. pompona extract, one hundred and twenty three volatiles were identified using GC-MS. Eighty compounds were identified in cured beans by means of Direct Thermal Desorption-Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry (DTD-GC-MS). Twenty six of these constituents were identified in vanilla for the first time. Forty five aroma impact compounds were identified by GC-O analysis of the extract of Vanilla pompona using a GC-NIF (Nasal Impact Frequency) modified method. Fifteen standard commercial samples were injected for confirmation and thirty five of the aroma impact compounds were characterized. The results of the GC-O analysis have indicated that the aroma profile consisted of thirteen primary aroma-impact compounds, eighteen identified as secondary aroma-impact compounds and thirteen odorants considered background. The aroma of Vanilla pompona extract is complex and rich with typical vanilla characteristics. It could be a valuable source for perfumery applications. iii Acknowledgements I express my appreciation to the Firmenich flavorists: Bipin Kara, Usha Manduru, Ferdinand Triolo and James Stanton for their willingness to share their knowledge and for taking the time to participate in the core sessions of this study. I would like to thank to Dr. Jianming Lin for her guidance, assistance and encouragement throughout the course of this work. I am very grateful for her invaluable direction and advice. Thank you to Dr. Jose Matiella for his training in AMDIS. I appreciate his kind disposition to help me when I needed it the most. Also, Ying Wang for her willingness to pass on her experience in wet chemistry and Jackline Aoll for her help and advices on instrumentation. I am deeply thankful to my advisor Dr. Thomas G. Hartman for his guidance, assistance and encouragement throughout the course of this work. I appreciate and thank my committee members, Dr. Karen Schaich and Dr. Chi-Tang Ho for their guidance and advice. I am also highly indebted to Dr. Scott Schneider for his willingness to help with the proofreading of the thesis and his scrupulous editing and all his constructive comments. I deeply thank my husband, Luis Galeas, and my daughter, Andrea Sanchez, for supporting this goal and for being always there for me at all times. I thank Jehovah, my God, for giving me the grace to go through this process and for all the wonderful people who contributed to this work. iv Table of Contents Abstract of the thesis ........................................................................................................................ ii Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... iv List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... viii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. xi 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Aspects of vanilla cultivation ................................................................................................ 4 1.2.2. Vanilla fruits and harvesting .......................................................................................... 7 1.2.3. Curing process ............................................................................................................... 8 1.3. Challenges in vanilla commerce ........................................................................................... 9 1.3.1. The farming process ..................................................................................................... 10 1.3.2. The farmers and sustainability ..................................................................................... 10 1.3.3. Vanilla diseases ............................................................................................................ 11 1.3.3.1. Fusarium Oxysporum ............................................................................................ 12 1.4. Vanilla pompona Schiede ................................................................................................... 14 1.4.1. Botany .......................................................................................................................... 15 1.4.1.1. Subspecies ............................................................................................................. 16 1.4.3. Vanilla pompona and adulteration ............................................................................... 20 1.5. Volatile composition of vanilla ........................................................................................... 21 1.6. Characteristic vanilla aroma and flavor .............................................................................. 24 1.7. Aroma compounds in vanilla .............................................................................................. 24 1.8. Aroma and volatile composition of Vanilla pompona ........................................................ 26 1.8.1. Vanillin content in Vanilla pompona ........................................................................... 36 1.9. Gas Chromatography – Olfactometry (GC-O) analysis of vanilla ...................................... 37 1.9.1. Dilution to threshold methods ...................................................................................... 37 1.9.2. Direct intensity methods .............................................................................................. 38 1.9.3. Frequency detection methods (GC-SNIF/NIF) ............................................................ 39 2. Significance and aims of this study ........................................................................................... 41 2.1. Significance......................................................................................................................... 41 2.2. Aims of this study ............................................................................................................... 42 3. Materials and methods ............................................................................................................... 43 v 3.1. Sample of Vanilla pompona ................................................................................................ 43 3.2. GC-MS method with polar column ..................................................................................... 44 3.3. GC-MS method with non polar column .............................................................................. 44 3.4. Extraction of volatiles in Vanilla pompona ........................................................................ 45 3.4.1. Preparation of the extract ............................................................................................. 45 3.4.2. Hydrodistillation followed by Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) ...................................... 46 3.4.3. Gel Permeation Chromatography