This thesis deals with aroma active compounds of selected types of medicinal herbs, specifically lavender (Lavandula officinalis), peppermint (Mentha piperita), sage (Salvia officinalis), St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) and hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). In the theoretical part the single herbs were characterized including botanical description, chemical composition, medicinal properties, adverse effects and the practical use; aroma active compounds present in herbs are also emphasized. Based on the literature search, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry as currently the most frequently used method, was chosen for the assessment of aroma compounds. Solid Phase Microextraction was used for isolation of volatile compounds from dried herbs. Within experimental part of the work selected parameters of the SPME-GC-MS method were optimized, aroma compounds in samples of herbs were identified, and twenty four suspected fragrance allergens due to the Regulation (EC) N° 1223/2009 were also identified and quantified. Overall 69 compounds were indetified together with 2 allergens in lavender, 59 compounds including 5 allergens in peppermint, sage contained 49 compounds with 4 allergens included, 41 compounds were identified in St. John’s wort including 4 allergens and finally 64 compounds with 4 allergens included in hyssop.

The aim of the work was identification of aroma active compounds in Moravský bochník cheese type, than discuss their changes during ripening and consider influence of aplication different rates of microbial cultures on number of volatile compounds. SPME-GC-MS was used for identification of volatile compounds. In total, 148 of volatile compounds were identified and 82 of them are considered as aroma active compounds. Three microbial cultures (their combination with predominant thermophilic or mesophilic culture) were used for making samples. The influence of predominant thermophilic/mesophilic culture on number of volatile compounds was not proved. From the point of view of sensory quality, combinations with predominant mesophilic culture proved to be more successful. During ripening, the number of identified compounds was reduced in all the combinations of cultures studied. The optimal time for ripening seems to be three months.

Les fermentations alcoolique (FA) et malolactique (FML) sont deux étapes importantes de la vinification en rouge dans l’établissement de l’arôme fruité des vins. Afin d’étudier l’importance relative des microorganismes fermentaires, nous étudions l’influence de six couples levures/bactéries lactiques (BL) - trois souches de levures, deux de BL - sur la modulation des notes fruitées de différents vins rouges de Bordeaux. Une première approche analytique montre l’influence prédominante de la souche de levures sur la concentration de plus de 70 marqueurs potentiels de la note fruitée. L’étude particulière des esters montre que l’effet levures observé dès la fin de la FA persiste au cours du temps malgré la FML et les modifications engendrées par le vieillissement du vin. L’étude sensorielle conforte l’influence majeure des levures sur la modulation de l’arôme fruité des vins rouges à différents temps d’élevage. Néanmoins, les résultats obtenus suggèrent l’implication d’autres composés aromatiques dans la modulation de la note fruitée des vins, non quantifiés dans la première partie de cette étude. Un travail de fractionnement d’extraits de vin par HPLC permet par la suite l’identification d’une fraction d’intérêt impliquée dans des variations aromatiques liées à la souche de levures. L’analyse de cette fraction par chromatographie en phase gazeuse n’a pas permis d’identifier le ou les composés impliqués. Nous avons néanmoins mis en évidence une thiophénone qui pourrait agir en tant que masque de l’arôme fruité, ainsi qu’un ester hydroxylé qui pourrait s’avérer être un marqueur intéressant de l’activité bactérienne et dont l’effet exhausteur de notes fruitées est également envisagé comme perspectives. / Alcoholic (AF) and malolactic (MLF) fermentations are important steps in red winemaking for the revelation of wine fruity aroma. To investigate the relative importance of fermentative microorganisms, we studied the influence of six yeasts/lactic acid bacteria (LAB) combination - three yeast strains, two LAB - on Bordeaux red wines fruity notes modulation. A first analytical approach showed the predominant influence of yeast strain on the concentration of more than 70 potential fruity note markers. Special study of esters showed a yeast strain effect since the end of FA that persists over time, despite MLF and changes caused by wine aging. Sensory studies also highlighted the major influence of yeasts on red wines fruity aroma modulations at different aging steps. Nevertheless, results suggested the role of other aromatic compounds in fruity note modulation, not quantified in the first part of this study. The study of fractions made by HPLC with wine organic extracts enables the identification of an interested fraction involved in aromatic variations related to the yeast strain. Analysis of this fraction by gas chromatography has not allowed identifying compounds involved in these organoleptic variations. However, we highlighted a thiophenone that could act as a mask of fruity aroma and a hydroxylated ester that could be an interesting marker of bacterial activity. Its role as enhancer of fruity esters aroma is also considered.

Shrimp is the most valued shellfish product in the United States, and is highly perishable with post mortem metabolic changes that are deteriorative to its shelf-life. The objective of this research was to utilize GC-MS Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Gas Chromatography Olfactometry (GCO), and sensory analysis to determine if the relationships exist between consumer acceptability, sensory descriptors and shelf-life of ready-to-eat shrimp. Three different cooking and packaging treatments were utilized: 63°C/15 s, 85°C/5 min, and 93°C/5 min for vacuum, MAP and aerobic packaging treatments, and stored at 2°±1 for 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, and 50 days or until the product was found unacceptable by a trained sensory panel. For Consumer acceptability (Day 3), the 85°C vacuum and 85°C MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) shrimp were preferred (P < 0.05) over other treatments that were evaluated. The aroma active compounds that were identified using GC-MS and GCO consisted of one amine (trimethylamine), five aldehydes (3-methyl butanal, pentanal, hexanal, heptenal, geranial), one organic acid (butyric acid), two sulfur containing compounds (methional, dimethyltrisulfide), one pyrazine (methyl pyrazine) (amine), two alcohols (2-nonen-1-ol, 4 ethyl guaiacol), and one hydrocarbon (camphene). Results showed that for most of the packaging-temperature combinations, even beyond Day 25, the MAP product had fewer compounds and odors associated with spoilage than the aerobic and vacuum packaged products. This was consistent with the descriptive analysis data for which both the 85°C MAP and 93°C MAP treatment products had a longer shelf-life than vacuum treatment products, which had shelf-lives of 15 to 21 Days. The shelf-life of the cooked RTE shrimp that was MAP packaged and cooked at either 85°C or 93°C was between 39 and 42 Days at 2°C. Research indicates that processors of medium gulf brown shrimp could utilize 85°C/5min with MAP due to the shelf-life of the product and the elevated pleasantness scores when compared to the 93°C/5min treatment throughout the shelf-life of the product.

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Descriptive sensory analysis is essential to understanding how differing varietals, viticultural techniques, enological techniques, vintage, regions, etc. impact the sensory characteristics found in wines. These studies analyzed the sensory impacts of vine age, whole cluster and stem addition influences, the frequency of cap management regimes, and selected fermentation variables, on 2019 Zinfandel, 2020 Syrah, 2020 Tannat, 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2021 Graciano wines respectively, from the Central Coast of California, USA. The investigation of Old vine Zinfandel indicated that these wines were defined as complex due to the wide variety of descriptors used to characterize them, having high color saturation and long length, while the Young vine wines were described as considerably less aromatically diverse, yet being defined by high intensity wet topsoil and pomegranate aromas. Acknowledging the absence of literature on classifying Californian Tannat, descriptors such as high color saturation, purple hue, cooked blue fruit, violet, raisin, bitterness, and astringency may serve as descriptors to these uncommon wines. Regarding stem addition, Dried stem wines exhibited the highest color saturation, purple hue, and astringency intensities in both the Syrah and Tannat wines. Generally, the Green stem wines were less lifted, however the presence of stems added a sense of freshness. The Whole cluster and Control wines generally opposed each other. With reference to cap management, as punch down (PD) increased, perceptions of the overall astringency, bitterness, and velvety characteristics increased. Concerning the various fermentation variables, dirty (unwashed grapes prior to fermentation) wines were described by the earthy aroma, washed (washed grapes prior to fermentation) wines by the floral aroma, and spontaneous (uninoculated) wines by the fruity aromas; however, fruity was the predominant aroma across most wines.

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Combining foods, combining tools. To date, most of the published works that have attempted to relate aroma release and sensory perception are far from mimicking the real consumption context, as assessments often do not consider food oral processing during mastication and are performed on single or model foods. A multidisciplinary approach integrating in vivo aroma release, oral processing behaviour, and dynamic sensory methods is needed to have a better understanding of how the release, evolution, and fading of the flavour of real complex food matrices are being perceived during consumption. The research described in this thesis aims to investigate the relative contributions that food structure and its composition and oral processing behaviour have on aroma release and perception of food matrices made up of different components and contrasting textures, so-called composite foods. Results showed that the processes of aroma release and perception of composite foods are multidimensional phenomena and seem to be modulated by cross-modal texture-aroma interactions. While aroma release increased when a food was assessed in combination with other foods, consumer’s ability to discriminate between foods was reduced and off-flavours and texture deficiencies were masked. Furthermore, the role of oral processing behaviour on the breakdown of the food impacting aroma release and perception was highlighted. The use of a multidisciplinary approach provided more useful and accurate sensory profile representing an ecological, valid food consumption context that will ultimately offer new strategies for successfully developing healthier food products with lower fat and sugar content or elaborated with plant protein, for which sensory acceptability remains a challenge.

Recent demands for minimally-processed foods, has led to the exploration of plant-derived essential oil (EO) compounds as an alternative means of preservation. While some of these compounds are effective against foodborne pathogens, their strong aroma and "spicy" flavor are not compatible with the flavor of juice. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of three EO compounds (thymol, eugenol, and trans-cinnamaldehyde) alone and in combination with three naturally-occurring apple aroma compounds (hexanal, trans-2-hexenal and 1-hexanol) in order to identify combinations that lower the concentrations needed to destroy foodborne pathogens in apple juice. The standard agar dilution method (SAD) and the Spiral Gradient Endpoint method (SGE) were compared for their abilities to determine minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the EO compounds. Both methods produced similar patterns of inhibition; however, the MICs produced by the SGE system were significantly higher than those produced by the SAD method of analysis (P<0.05). Since the results produced by the SAD method were more comparable with those published in literature, this method was selected for further testing. In general, the EO compounds were significantly more effective against the test pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aurues) than were the apple aroma compounds (P<0.05). Cinnamaldehye exhibited the highest degree of activity, followed by thymol and eugenol. Eugenol was the only compound that acted synergistically with the apple aroma compounds. The most effective compounds (cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and trans-2-hexenal) were then used to inactivate L. monocytogens and S. Typhimurium in preservative-free apple juice. In most cases, treatment with 0.05% of each compound resulted in a 5 log CFU/ml reduction in bacterial numbers following one day of storage at 4°C or 25°C. Likewise, treatment with antimicrobial combinations (containing 0.025% of trans-2-hexenal in combination with 0.025% trans-cinnamaldehyde or eugenol) also resulted in a 5 log CFU/ml reduction in bacterial numbers, following one day of storage at 4°C or 25°C. Since these combinations contained half the effective concentration of the essential oil compounds, they may be used to preserve the microbial quality of apple juice, while reducing the likelihood of off flavors in the final juice product. / Ph. D.

Petit Manseng grapes harvested in 2011 and 2012 were fertilized with soil nitrogen at 0, and 30 kgN/ha, foliar nitrogen at 15kg/ha and foliar nitrogen plus sulfur at 15kg/ha and 5kg respectively. Point quadrat analysis demonstrated foliar nitrogen alone and nitrogen plus sulfur treatments increased percent gaps and lower leaf layer numbers. Berry juice samples differed in ammonia, arginine and yeast assimilable nitrogen concentration. Total glycosides were 25 percent higher in the foliar nitrogen treatment versus the control treatment. Electronic nose measurements on field clusters and laboratory berry analyses was different among treatments in volatile content. Harvest samples underwent acid or enzyme hydrolysis of precursor fractions. Solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis identified 27 free aroma and flavor compounds and 52 bound compounds. Lactones and carboxylic acids were the major components of the free fractions while bound fractions had increased concentrations of alcohols, esters and terpenes compared to the free fraction. With nitrogen fertilization, acid and enzyme hydrolysis had reduced concentrations of some higher alcohols and carboxylic acids. Acid hydrolysis released more terpenes with nitrogen treatments versus enzymatic hydrolysis. Ester content was increased in both acid and enzyme hydrolysis fractions in vines receiving nitrogen treatments. For descriptive analysis, eight trained panelists described aroma, flavor, texture/mouthfeel and aftertaste attributes. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) demonstrated that wines were a significant source of variation with 23 of the 24 attributes used. Wine principal component analysis (PCA) of aroma attributes explained 23.5% of the variation from PC1, while flavor-by-mouth and texture/mouthfeel attributes explained 26.3% of the variation due to PC1. The aim of this study was to develop descriptive terms for Petit Manseng and determine the influence of fruit nitrogen levels on the aroma and flavor profile of this cultivar. / Ph. D.