Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Virgin Coconut Oil and their Sensory Attibutes

• Main Authors: Dayrit, Fabian M, Santos, Jaclyn Elizabeth R, Villarino, Bianca J, Zosa, Anthony R
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2011
• Subjects: principal components analysis (PCA); principal components regression (PCR); solid phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GCMS); virgin coconut oil (VCO); volatile organic compounds (VOCs); Chemistry; Organic Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/30; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The volatile compounds in the headspace of twenty-four commercial virgin coconut oil (VCO) samples prepared by different methods (i.e. expeller, centrifugation, and fermentation with and without heat) were analyzed by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography mass spectrometry (SPME-GCMS). The...