Impacts of Extraction Methods on Volatile Constituents ofLongan Flower

摘要

This study investigated the impacts of three extraction methods on the composition of the flavor isolates of fresh longan {Euphoria longana Lam.) flower. These extraction methods included Lickens-Nickerson (L-N) steam distillation solvent extraction, direct solvent extraction (DSE), and headspace purge and trap (HS) methods. Volatile compounds were then analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by GC and GC-MS. A total of 51 volatile compounds were identified from fresh longan flower in this study. The major volatile compounds were trans-caryophyllene, linalool oxide and alpha-humulene by L-N, linalool oxide, 2-phenylethanol and epoxylinalool by DSE, and trans-ocimene, linalool oxide, and linalool by HS, respectively.