Analysis of Volatile Components in Tremella fuciformis by Electronic Nose Combined with GC-MS

In order to quickly evaluate the quality of Tremella fuciformis, the volatile components of T. fuciformis from 4 provinces in China, including Hebei, Henan, Fujian, and Sichuan, were analyzed by electronic nose combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the key aroma compounds were determined by relative odor activity value (ROAV). The results showed that the electronic nose combined with the principal component analysis method could distinguish the samples from four regions with good discrimination. At least 117 volatile components were detected in T. fuciformis by GC-MS and a total of 58, 59, 62, and 55 volatile components were identified from Hebei, Henan, Fujian, and Sichuan, respectively, of which there were 18 common components. The volatile components in T. fuciformis were mainly hydrocarbons, followed by aldehydes, acids, and esters, while acetic acid and hexanal were relatively rich in T. fuciformis. Based on the ROAV, 8 key components affecting the aroma of T. fuciformis strongly were found. Among them, hexanal, nonanal, and pentanal were the common components of T. fuciformis, while butyrolactone, 1-octen-3-ol, and 2-carene were the unique key aroma components of T. fuciformis in Hebei Province. Besides, octanal and butyrolactone were the special key components absent in the Sichuan and Henan samples, respectively.