Olfactory Impact of Terpene Alcohol on Terpenes Aroma Expression in Chrysanthemum Essential Oils

• Main Authors: Yunwei Niu, Xiaoxin Sun, Zuobing Xiao, Pinpin Wang, Ruolin Wang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
• Series: Molecules
• Subjects: <i>Chrysanthemum</i> essential oils; perceptual interactions; aromatic recombinations; synergy effect
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/11/2803

The key point of our work was evaluating the impact of terpene alcohols on the aroma expression of terpenes recombination in Chrysanthemum essential oils. Using pure commercial products, various aromatic recombinations were prepared, consisting of terpenes recombination and six terpene alcohols, all the concentrations found in Chrysanthemum essential oils. There were five groups of terpene alcohols mixtures performed very interesting with the addition or omission tests. The &#8220;olfactory threshold&#8222; of the terpenes recombination had a notable decrease when adding isoborneol, <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-Fenchyl alcohol respectively through the Feller&#8217;s additive model analysis. Furthermore, the descriptive test indicated that the addition of terpene alcohols mixture had the different effect on fruity, floral, woody, green, and herbal aroma intensity. Specifically, when isoborneol was added to the terpenes recombination in squalane solution, it was revealed that isoborneol had a synergy impact on herbal and green notes of the terpenes recombination and masked the fruity note.