Table 3. Relative contents of volatile compounds in dicaffeinated roasted coffee beans using HS-SPME-GC-MS

Volatile compounds Relative content1) (%)
RC2) SWDC SCDC
Total 90.60 94.80 96.17
Dihydro-2-methyl-3-furanone 3.52±0.173)a4) 3.74±0.05a 3.71±0.04a
Furfural 21.58±0.54b 24.72±0.26ab 26.18±2.32a
2-Furanmethanol 11.91±0.16b 12.40±0.06a 12.15±0.06ab
Acetol acetate 4.60±0.26a 3.95±0.14b 3.61±0.87b
2,5-Dimethylpyrazine 14.23±0.30b 15.03±0.95a 14.93±0.19a
α-Methylcyclohexanone 1.28±0.01a 1.13±0.01b 1.08±0.02c
Isopropylidenecyclohexane 1.11±0.01a 1.01±0.02b 0.87±0.02c
2-Formyl-5-methylfuran 8.84±0.12a 9.05±0.08a 8.99±0.04a
1-Acetoxy-2-butanone 1.77±0.03a 1.24±0.01b 1.19±0.06b
2-Amylfuran - 2.83±0.03b 3.80±0.08a
Furfuryl acetate 6.39±0.11b 6.91±0.03a 6.88±0.08a
2-Ethyl-3-methylpyrazine 4.56±0.05b 4.70±0.05a 4.76±0.07a
Ethyl 2-furyl ketone 1.20±0.04a 0.97±0.02b 0.94±0.03b
2-Formylpyrrole - 0.71±0.02a 0.61±0.05b
1-Acetyl-1,4-dihydropyridine 1.58±0.07a 1.49±0.02ab 1.39±0.03b
2-Acetylpyrrole 0.84±0.09b 0.67±0.02a 0.63±0.04a
Phorone 0.66±0.04a 0.40±0.01b 0.37±0.02b
2-Ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine 2.39±0.05a 1.26±0.04c 1.55±0.04b
2-Furfurylfuran 0.58±0.03a 0.26±0.01b 0.29±0.02b
2-Ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine 0.44±0.03a 0.27±0.01b 0.27±0.02b
Maltol 0.68±0.13a 0.36±0.10b 0.28±0.07b
1-Amylpyrrole 0.26±0.03a 0.25±0.01a 0.23±0.02a
2-Acetyl-3-methylpyrazine 0.34±0.03a 0.24±0.02b 0.27±0.03b
2-Methyl-3,5-diethylpyrazine 0.24±0.01a - -
1-Furfurylpyrrole 0.70±0.07a 0.69±0.03a 0.63±0.05a
Oxypurinol 0.41±0.07a 0.22±0.03b 0.22±0.04b
3-Methoxythiophenol 0.27±0.03a 0.17±0.01b 0.21±0.02b
4-Vinylguaiacol 0.21±0.05a 0.12±0.01a 0.13±0.04a
Relative content (%) = (Target peak area / Total peak area) × 100.
RC, regular coffee; SWDC, Swiss water process decaffeinated coffee; SCDC, supercritical CO2 decaffeinated coffee.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different small letters (a-c) in the same row indicate a significant difference according to Tukey test (p<0.05).