Free volatile compounds in red and purple roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) pomace
from Indonesia
Manual headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) was used for the qualitative analysis of the aromas of several tropical fruits from Indonesia i.e. two different cultivars of roselle pomace (Hibiscus sabdariffa purple and red cultivar. Pomace was used as samples as a part of valorization application of agroindustry by-product. The analytes identified included aroma compounds that can be derived from several aroma precursors. A total of 16 major volatile compounds were identified from purple roselle pomace, whereas 11 major volatile compounds were identified from red roselle pomace using HS-SPME. The major free volatile compounds were dominantly derived from fatty acid compounds. PCA analysis showed the difference in the aroma profile of two different cultivars of pomace based on the cultivar. PC1 can differentiate 86.4% between two roselle pomace cultivar whereas PC2 can differentiate 9.4% between two roselle pomace cultivar. This study also provides the map for free volatile compounds of pomace in two different roselle cultivars.