The research utilized a combination of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS), and E -nose to examine the impact of fat addition on the aroma profile of chicken white soup. The concentration of volatile flavor compounds in the white soup significantly increased with rising fat addition. A total of 105 volatile compounds were detected in the soup through GC–MS, and 72 by GC-IMS. Moreover, adding 2 % fat could effectively enhance the aroma of the chicken soup, and the soup exhibited the highest concentration of free amino acids (211.29 μg/mL) and nucleotides (27.55 mg/100 mL). However, the taste activity value of 5′-nucleotides was below 1, suggesting that fat addition had minimal impact on the umami taste of white soup. The study demonstrates that appropriate fat supplementation can enhance the aroma of chicken white soup and lays a theoretical groundwork for the advancement of premium-quality chicken white soup with rich aroma.
In this study, the evolution of key flavor compounds in sonit sheep lamb during grilling process has been studied by the E-nose, E-tongue, HS-GC-IMS technique and physicochemical methods. The results showed that the moisture content in lamb decreased, protein content increased due to water loss, fat content reduced due to thermal degradation during the grilling process. The pH showed an initial rapid decrease with significant differences at various grilling times (P < 0.05). The E-nose and E-tongue were found effective in distinguishing lamb samples during grilling duration. A total of 83 volatiles were identified by HS-GC-IMS. Among them, 29 flavor compounds with VIP > 1 were identified as the key flavor substances using the OPLS-DA model. Ethyl acrylate was the main characteristic flavor compounds in raw Sonit Sheep lamb, while ethanol and 1-butanol were determined as the key flavor compounds at 3 and 6 min. Ethylpyrazine, (E)-2-octenal, and nonanal are key substances at 9 min grilling. When grilled for 12 min, the flavor compounds such as 2-methylpropanal, ethyl ethanoate, and trimethylpyrazine became the most important flavor compound in the grilled lamb.