Sulfur-Containing Furans in Commercial Meat Flavorings

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jf00046a032

The volatiles of eight commercially available meat flavorings were enriched by dynamic headspace extraction.The resulting aroma extracts were analyzed by high-resolution gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).Among the compounds identified were 16 sulfur-containing furans. 2-Methyl-3-(ethyldithio)furan, 1-<(2-methyl-3-furyl)dithio>-2-propanone, and the spectroscopic data of 3-<(2-methyl-3-furyl)dithio>-2-butanone, 2-<(2-methyl-3-furyl)dithio>-3-pentanone and 3-<(2-methyl-3-furyl)dithio>-2-pentanone are reported here for the first time.Possible formation pathways are discussed.Keywords: Processed meat flavorings; dynamic headspace analysis; aroma chemicals; sulfur-containing furans