Analysis of Key Odor Compounds in Steamed Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

Key odor compounds in different edible parts (abdomen, claw, leg meat and gonad) of steamed female Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis ) were extracted by a new type of adsorbent (MonoTrap), identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and determined by gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O). Ninteen key odor compounds (odor intensity value≥3) were obtained in Chinese mitten crab, among which trimethylamine (fishy), (Z)-4-heptenal (fishy) and 2-ethylpyridine (roasted potato) were found in all four edible parts of Eriocheir sinensis . In addition, 8 KOCs (2-ethylfuran, benzaldehyde, 1-octen-3-ol, 6-methyl-2-heptanone, 2-pentylfuran, (E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one, nonanal and decanal) were also identified in the abdomen meat, 5 KOCs (toluene, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 1-octen-3-ol, (E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one and 2-methylnaphthalene) in the claw meat, 3 KOCs (toluene, 2-nonanone and nonanal) in the leg meat, and 12 KOCs (1-penten-3-ol, toluene, hexanal, 1,3,5-octatriene, benzaldehyde, 1-octen-3-ol, 6-methyl-2-heptanone, 2-pentylfuran, (E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one, nonanal, (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal and decanal) in the gonad part.