Abstract:
The volatile flavor components in Chinese date extract were analyzed quantitatively by simultaneous distillation and extraction equipment (SDE) and gas chromatography. The contents of 23 components were determined, and the main flavor components were β-phenyl ethyl alcohol (253.79
μg/g), isoamyl alcohol (61.85
μg/g), ethyl lactate (56.48
μg/g), lactic acid (21.78
μg/g), diethyl succinate (18.63
μg/g) and furfural (13.61
μg/g). The experiments with Chinese date extract as cigarette flavor were conducted. The results showed that the offensive odor of cigarette smoke was effectively reduced and smoking quality of cigarettes was significantly improved.