Table 2. Volatile components in barley beverage and Acorus gramineus vinegar

Compound Odor description1) Alcohol beverage accordingto fermented temperature (°C) Acorus gramineus vinegaraccording to fermented period (day)
20 25 30 0 10 15
Acetic acid, ethyl ester Ethereal, fruity 3.39 3.41 1.99 0.60 1.26 2.43
Ethanol Sweet 10.72 12.22 11.36 2.80 0.00 0.51
2-Methyl-1-propanol Sweet 1.09 1.29 0.77 0.20 0.00 0.03
3-Methyl-1-butanol, acetate Banana 0.27 0.43 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.07
3-Methyl-1-butanol Whiskey, malt, burnt 7.73 8.72 5.75 1.62 0.39 0.28
4-Methyl-2-heptanone Unknown 0.07 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.15 0.10
l-Limonene Orange 0.09 0.29 0.21 0.46 0.40 0.21
Octanal Fat, soap, lemon, green 0.07 0.16 0.07 0.22 0.15 0.17
2-Methyl-2-octanol Spicy 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.05 0.05 0.05
Nonanal Rose-orange 0.49 1.22 0.49 1.09 0.72 0.86
2-Ethylhexanol Rose, green 2.13 1.68 2.03 1.41 1.93 1.92
Decanal Soap, orange peel, tallow 0.22 0.14 0.15 0.28 0.19 0.38
Methyl salicylate Peppermint 3.64 5.10 5.00 5.81 9.48 7.91
Odorant referred from PubChem (http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) and Wikipedia (http://ko.wikipedia.org) database.