Analysis of differences in aroma and sensory characteristics of the mainstream smoke of six cigars
Lin Yang,
Lulu Liu,
Lingbo Ji,
Chenxi Jiang,
Zhongrong Jiang,
Dongliang Li,
Zhen Yang,
Wen Cai,
Quanwei Zhou,
Jinshan Lei,
Pinhe Li,
Yuhong Jia,
Jie Liu,
Heng Xu,
Jun Hu
Affiliations
Lin Yang
Key Laboratory in Flavor & Fragrance Basic Research, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
Lulu Liu
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Lingbo Ji
Key Laboratory in Flavor & Fragrance Basic Research, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
Chenxi Jiang
Key Laboratory in Flavor & Fragrance Basic Research, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China
Zhongrong Jiang
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Dongliang Li
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Zhen Yang
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Wen Cai
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Quanwei Zhou
Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China
Jinshan Lei
Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
Pinhe Li
Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
Yuhong Jia
Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
Jie Liu
Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
Heng Xu
Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China; Corresponding author. Technical Research Center, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610066, China.
Jun Hu
Key Laboratory in Flavor & Fragrance Basic Research, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China; Cigar Technology Innovation Center in Tobacco Industry, Chengdu, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory in Flavor & Fragrance Basic Research, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
Cigars have unique aroma and style characteristics. In order to clarify the differences of aroma components between domestic and imported cigars and the material basis of the stylistic characteristics of different cigars, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and sensory evaluation were used to compare and analyze the aroma components in the mainstream smoke of four domestic cigars and two imported cigars. The GC-MS results showed that a total of 97 aroma components were measured in the smoke of the six cigars, and the types of aroma components were similar, but there were differences in their contents. In comparison with those of domestic cigars, imported cigars had suitable nicotine content, and higher contents of phytol, neophytadiene, 3-methylpentanoic acid, and (+)-δ-cadinene. To further explore the differences in the aroma components of the six cigars, GC-MS data combined with chemometrics were used to screen out 14 key aroma components based on P-value (P) 1, and Aroma Activity Values (OAV) > 1. The key aroma components of each cigar were obtained, Snow Dream No. 5: cedrol; Wangguan Guocui: 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, pyridine, 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine; General Achileus No. 3: p-cresol, 2-methylbutyraldehyde, methyl cyclopentenolone; Montecristo No. 4: cedrol, 2-methylbutyraldehyde, guaiacol, 4-vinylguaiacol, methyl cyclopentenolone; Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills: cedrol, 2,6-dimethylpyrazine, 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine, 2-heptanone, phenethyl alcohol; Great Wall No. 2: p-cresol, phenethyl alcohol, geranylacetone, methyl cyclopentenolone, dihydroactinidiolide. The odor descriptors of these compounds were consistent with the aroma profiles that were prominent in the senses of each cigar. This experiment initially explored the differences in aroma composition and style characteristics of cigars and provided data to support the quality improvement of domestic cigars.
