The identities and possible origins of three minor unusual volatile components of tomato are discussed. These are pentyl nitrate, the first identification of a volatile alkyl nitrate in a fresh vegetable or fruit; 5-ethyl-2(5 H )-furanone, which, besides its presence in tomato, was found to be a major autoxidation product of pure ( Z )-3-hexenal; and 5-ethylcyclopentene-1-carbaldehyde, a likely unusual linolenic acid oxidation product.
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