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Unravelling the role of lipid molecules in odor-active compound formation during beef roasting.

Created on 08 Sep 2026

Authors

Jing Li, Pingyang Li, Yujie Shi, Yimeng Ren, Longzhu Zhou, Qingyu Zhao, Junmin Zhang, Miaomiao Dong, Xiaoqing Guo, Yilin Bai, Dongdong Bo, Yueyu Bai, Chaohua Tang

Published in

Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.). Volume 243. Issue Pt 2. Pages 120452. Nov 01, 2026. Epub Aug 19, 2026.

Abstract

Lipids greatly influence beef aroma, but their role in forming odor-active compounds during roasting remains unclear. In this study, changes in aroma compounds, lipid profiles, and their correlations during roasting were investigated by integrating volatilomics and lipidomics. Aroma profiles varied across roasting stages. Twenty odor-active compounds, including 1-octen-3-one, hexanal, (E, E)-2,4-decadienal, dimethyl trisulfide, 1-octen-3-ol, trimethylpyrazine, and 2-acetyl-2-thiazoline, were critical for differentiating the aroma profile during roasting. Lipidomic profiling altered during roasting, particularly in the 0-2.5 min period. Six molecules, namely TG(16:1/18:0/20:4), TG(18:3/16:0/18:3), TG(16:1/18:1/18:2), TG(18:1/18:1/20:4), PC(P-16:0/18:1) and PC(16:0/18:1), were identified as potential key lipids. Correlation analysis revealed that triglyceride and phosphatidylcholine molecules with C16:1, C18:1, C18:2, C18:3, and C20:4 fatty acyl chains showed negative correlation with odor-active compounds such as 2-pentylfuran, γ-hexalactone, and (E, E)-2,4-decadienal. This indicates triglyceride and phosphatidylcholine molecules' involvement in beef odorant formation. The study provided a detailed elucidation of lipids' role in aroma generation in roasted beef.

PMID:
42705791
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 08 Sep 2026.

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