Abstract:

In this study, volatile components in laver were identified by electronic nose and SPME-GC-MS. Results indicated that electronic nose could discriminate the volatile components in laver harvested in different time points and SPME could effectively extract the volatile components from laver. According to the analysis of GC-MS, 35, 38, 51 and 55 kinds of volatile compounds were identified in laver harvested in the first, second, third and fourth time, respectively. Among these compounds, volatile carbonyl compounds and alkanes such as 8-heptadecene, nonanal and hexanal were the major volatile compounds in laver. Moreover, compared with the laver harvested in the third and fourth time, the quality of laver was more stable and less change of odor was observed in laver harvested in first and second time. Therefore, the laver harvested in first and second time is suitable for food development.

Key words: laver, electronic nose, SPME-GC-MS, volatile component, harvest time point