Table 5. OAV and odor description of TVPH and tuna viscera flavor enhancer

Component Threshold (ppm) Odor description OAV
TVPH Trt A Trt B Trt C Trt D Trt E Trt F Trt G
Alcohols
 1-Octen-3-ol 0.0000051) Mushroom-like2) 2,747 1,192 2,372 2,390 2,113 2,073 1,427 1,205
Aldehydes
 2-Methylpropanal 0.00093) Green, Pungent, Toasted4) 36 63 37 36 50 51
 3-Methyl butanal 0.000155) Malty6) 172 2,104 1,679 1,708 1,445 1,151 1,101 653
 2-Methyl butanal 0.0033) Malty6) 3 58 121 80 91 114 56 32
 Hexanal 0.00417) Green grass2) 18 2 1 1 1 1 1
 (Z)-4-heptenal 0.00026) Fatty-fishy2) 111 40 14 9 12 9 19 11
 Benzeneacetaldehyde 0.0048) Sweet2) 3 20 24 23 24 23 19 22
Pyrazines
 Trimethyl pyrazine 0.0233) Prawn4) 1 2
Sulfurs
 Dimethyl disulfide 0.00033) 20 60 66 42 63 51 50
 Methional 0.00026) Cooked potato2) 111 333 332 343 362 303 402 408
 Dimethyl trisulfide 0.000013) Sulphurous6) 331 945 844 551 1,221 496 852
 Total summation 3,165 4,137 5,611 5,503 4,676 5,008 3,623 3,234
Data from Buttery (1981).
Data from Triqui & Reineccius (1995).
Data from Buttery et al. (1997).
Data from O’Neil (2013).
Data from Buttery et al. (1987).
Data from Masanetz et al. (1998).
Data from Schnabel et al. (1988).
Data from Buttery et al. (1969).
OAV, odor activity value; TVPH, tuna viscera protein hydrolysate; Trt A, Treatment A; Trt B, Treatment B; Trt C, Treatment C; Trt D, Treatment D; Trt E, Treatment E; Trt F, Treatment F; Trt G, Treatment G.