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Which Impact for Beta-Damascenone on Red Wines Aroma?

Which Impact for Beta-Damascenone on Red Wines Aroma?

Bénédicte Pineau, Jean-Christophe Barbe, Cornelis Van Leeuwen, Denis Dubourdieu

J Agric Food Chem. 2007 May 16;55(10):4103-8.

PMID: 17447790

Abstract:

beta-Damascenone, a C-13 norisoprenoid compound, is usually presented as an impact odorant in red wines. Its direct contribution to their aroma was investigated. Both free beta-damascenone and beta-damascenone precursors were isolated from various French red wines and then analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, revealing concentrations in the vicinity of 1 and 2 microg/L for free compounds and both forms, respectively. Gas chromatography-olfactometry analyses were also performed on dilutions of both red wine extracts and pure beta-damascenone. The very low detection threshold in olfactometry for this compound explains why it is found at the highest dilution factor in aroma extract dilution analysis methods. Moreover, determination of beta-damascenone's odor thresholds confirmed the huge importance of the matrix: beta-Damascenone is characterized by a very low perception threshold in hydroalcoholic solution as compared to red wine, where it is over 1000-fold higher. In hydroalcoholic solution, beta-damascenone enhanced fruity notes of ethyl cinnamate and caproate and masked the herbaceous aroma of IBMP. Globally, these results suggested that beta-damascenone has more an indirect than a direct impact on red wine aroma.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP23696857	Damascenone		23696-85-7	Price

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