Table 3. Relative peak areas (Area %) of the 10 major volatile flavor compounds identified in target animal fats and 18 commercial plant oils using SPME GC/MS, and their Pearson correlation coefficients (r)

Volatile compound Lard Tallow Soybean Perilla Peanut Almond Avocado Corn Olive Sesame Canola Grapeseed Pistachio Sunflower Rice bran Walnut Safflower Camellia Coconut Palm
Aldehydesn-Nonanal 2.04 3.96 0.32 2.44 0.73 1.48 1.10 0.74 6.72 0.44 0.56 0.43 3.07 0.35 1.43 1.45 0.86 8.12 0.75 0.73
trans,trans-2,4-Decadienal 9.57 2.26 ND 2.02 ND ND 0.64 ND 1.40 10.56 ND 7.53 2.92 8.39 1.26 0.32 7.31 0.28 1.41 ND
cis-Hept-2-enal 3.88 0.65 ND 2.37 0.42 1.35 1.08 0.54 2.87 0.38 ND 0.60 7.00 0.50 1.15 2.76 5.19 1.35 0.98 0.51
trans-2-Decenal 0.70 1.39 ND 0.45 ND 0.52 0.61 ND 0.53 ND ND 0.28 1.21 ND 0.56 0.72 ND 0.74 ND ND
n-Heptanal 1.35 0.79 0.17 0.84 0.54 1.36 1.22 0.41 1.40 0.25 0.46 0.54 1.70 0.4 0.91 1.20 0.68 1.29 0.53 0.65
Alcohols & FuransFurfuryl alcohol 3.75 3.02 ND 5.11 ND 0.28 0.37 ND ND 50.74 ND ND 8.73 ND ND 0.28 1.07 ND ND ND
n-Hexanol 5.00 ND ND 20.71 0.17 12.81 5.44 0.26 23.51 0.91 ND ND 2.59 ND ND 8.79 23.58 3.07 1.68 0.41
Amyl vinyl carbinol 6.47 1.27 ND 6.24 ND 1.03 0.68 ND 1.30 1.47 ND ND 7.49 ND 0.73 3.97 7.07 3.05 ND ND
2-n-Pentyl-furan 8.38 2.39 0.16 10.19 1.31 1.30 0.63 0.56 0.54 4.06 ND 0.43 2.04 0.35 0.71 2.47 9.91 1.20 0.65 0.32
Acidsn-Hexanoic acid 1.77 2.60 0.96 12.71 1.37 5.00 12.99 3.91 3.63 4.17 1.42 0.93 11.66 1.28 10.42 30.09 22.21 17.50 1.70 1.05
r(vs Lard) -0.28 0.20 -0.06 0.08 -0.05 -0.22 -0.05 -0.35 -0.36 0.24 0.15 0.21 -0.11 0.12 0.20 -0.08 0.12 -0.15
r(vs Tallow) -0.32 0.22 -0.05 0.28 0.15 -0.18 0.45 -0.12 -0.25 0.18 0.45 0.15 0.29 0.15 0.35 0.48 0.25 -0.10
*ND: not detected.