Table 1. Changes in contents of volatile compounds in the sausages inoculated with starter cultures compared to the uninoculated sausages

Starter culture Major volatile compounds Minor volatile compounds References
Debaryomyces hansenii Decane, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-propanone, 2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, pentanal, heptanal, octanal, nonanal, propanoic acid, hexanoic acid, hexadecenoic acid Hexane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane Andrade et al. (2010)
Propanal, 1-propanol, 2-methylfuran, 2-pentylfuran, hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, decanoic acid Tetrahydrofuran, 2,5-dimethylfuran, heptanoic acid Corral et al. (2015)
Lactobacillus sakei, Staphylococcus equorum Hexane, nonanoic acid Octane, hexanal, 3-ethyl-heptane, nonane, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-hexane, 3-methyl-nonane, 2,2,6-trimethyl-octane, decane, 3,7-dimethyl-nonane, 3,7-dimethyl-decane, undecane, 3,3-dimethyl-hexane, 2,2,5-trimethyl-decane, 5-ethyl-5-methyl-decane, dodecane, tridecane Fonseca et al. (2013)
L. sakei, Staphylococcus epidermidis Hexane, 2,2,6-trimethyl-octane, 5-ethyl-5-methyl-decane, nonanoic acid Octane, hexanal, 3-ethyl-heptane, nonane, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-hexane, 3-methyl-nonane, decane, 3,7-dimethyl-nonane, 3,7-dimethyl-decane, undecane, 3,3-dimethyl-hexane, 2,2,5-trimethyl-decane, dodecane, tridecane
L. sakei, Staphylococcus saprophyticus Hexane, 3-ethyl-heptane, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-hexane, 3-methyl-nonane, decane, 3,7-dimethyl-decane, 5-ethyl-5-methyl-decane Octane, hexanal, nonane, 2,2,6-trimethyl-octane, 3,7-dimethyl-nonane, undecane, 3,3-dimethyl-hexane, 2,2,5-trimethyl-decane, dodecane, tridecane, nonanoic acid
Penicillium aurantiogriseum (intracellular cell free extract) 2-Butanone, 2-methylfuran, 2-ethylfuran 1-Penten-3-ol, 2-pentanone Bruna et al. (2001)
P. aurantiogriseum (spore suspension) - 1-Penten-3-ol, 2-butenal, pentanal, hexanal, 2-hexanal, heptanal, nonanal, decanal, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 2-methylfuran
P. aurantiogriseum (intracellular cell fee extract, spore suspension) - 1-Penten-3-ol, 2-butenal, pentanal, hexanal 2-hexanal, heptanal, nonanal, decanal, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 2-methylfuran