# Physicochemical Properties and Volatile Profile of Chito: A Traditional Dry-Cured Goat Meat Product
## 3 Results and Discussion
### Volatile Compounds
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Compound**} & **RT** & **Chemical** & **Oder** & \multirow{2}{*}{**CAS\#**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**NP 2021**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**P 2021**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**NP 2022**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**P 2022**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**NP 2023**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**P 2023**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**P 2023**} \\  & **(min)** & **Formula** & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{10}{l}{**Aldehydes**} \\ \hline
**Terpenes** & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline p-Cymene & 6.29 & C\({}_{10}\)H\({}_{4}\) & \begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 99-87-6 & nd & nd & 43.05 & 51.22 & 21.58 & 24.81 \\ \hline D-Limonene & 6.34 & C\({}_{10}\)H\({}_{48}\) & Sweet, fruity, citrus, lemon & 5989-27-5 & nd & nd & 45.68 & 125.33 & 43.11 & 30.99 \\ \hline Menthene & 7.38 & C\({}_{10}\)H\({}_{48}\) & \begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 5502-88-5 & nd & nd & 43.96 & 63.69 & 51.76 & 80.93 \\ \hline Cubenol & 9.53 & C\({}_{5}\)H\({}_{30}\)O & Woody, sweet & 502-99-8 & nd & nd & 112.73 & 121.74 & 80 & 62.23 \\ \hline Copene & 9.81 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Woody, spicy & 3886-25-5 & nd & nd & 118.12 & 134.73 & 116.61 & 126.93 \\ \hline \(\beta\)-Bourbonne & 9.87 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & \begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 5208-59-3 & nd & nd & 167.79 & 65.83 & 133.79 & 171.96 \\ \hline Isocaryophiline & 10.1 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Spicy, herbal & 6753-98-6 & nd & nd & 83.64 & 85.11 & 73.95 & 40.78 \\ \hline \(a\)-Cedrene & 10.19 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Woody & 469-61-4 & nd & nd & 60.24 & 49.95 & 30.74 & 43.95 \\ \hline Caryophylline & 10.22 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Spicy, peppery & 87-44-5 & 9.87 & 3.25 & 216.68 & 341.57 & 310.82 & 123.06 \\ \hline Caryophyllineol & 10.28 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{20}\)O & Woody, sweet & & nd & nd & 38.74 & 42.13 & 40.16 & 21.62 \\ \hline \(a\)-Humuliene & 10.51 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & \begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 6753-98-6 & nd & nd & 122.23 & 106.25 & 41.03 & 97.15 \\ \hline Eudesemene & 10.79 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Woody, balsamic & 5153-27-3 & nd & nd & 48.41 & 44.4 & 26 & 16.59 \\ \hline Isopatchoulane & 10.84 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{25}\) & Earthy, woody & 10094-06-9 & nd & nd & 157.86 & 154.38 & 125.78 & 167.37 \\ \hline \(\gamma\)-Muurolene & 10.99 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Woody, earthy, herbal & 473-15-4 & nd & nd & 27.45 & nd & 16.33 & nd \\ \hline \(a\)-Calosterone & 11.23 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{24}\) & Woody, spicy, herbal & 1131-62-0 & nd & nd & 89.45 & 52.85 & 126.86 & 136.11 \\ \hline Caryophylline & 11.61 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{20}\)O & Woody, spicy, green & 1139-30-6 & nd & nd & 32.34 & 36.43 & 18.8 & 30.78 \\ \hline Squalone & 13.48 & C\({}_{50}\)H\({}_{50}\) & Odorless to slightly oily & 111-02-4 & nd & nd & 55.24 & 284.96 & 22.29 & 171.54 \\ \hline \multicolumn{10}{l}{**Hydrocarbons**} \\ \hline Heptane & 2.85 & C\({}_{5}\)H\({}_{16}\) & \begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 142-82-5 & nd & nd & 25.78 & 100.45 & 23.43 & 35.06 \\  & gasoline-like, light petroleum & 114-82-5 & nd & nd & 324.67 & 194.8 & 212.97 & 84.55 \\ \hline Octane & 3.78 & C\({}_{54}\)H\({}_{18}\) & \
\begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 111-65-9 & nd & nd & 324.67 & 194.8 & 212.97 & 84.55 \\ \hline Nonane & 4.86 & C\({}_{54}\)H\({}_{20}\) & Sweet, mild gasoline odor & 111-84-2 & nd & nd & 13.74 & 34.64 & 9.66 & 7.98 \\ \hline Pentadecane & 10.72 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{23}\) & Waxy, oily, mild & 629-62-9 & nd & nd & 245.72 & 221.3 & 98.93 & 236.65 \\ \hline Hexadecane & 11.5 & C\({}_{54}\)H\({}_{24}\) &
\begin{tabular}{} \end{tabular} & 544-76-3 & nd & nd & 161.51 & 187.58 & 35.16 & 187.33 \\ \hline Heptadecane & 12.26 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{68}\) & Odorless & 629-78-7 & nd & nd & 138.78 & 96.3 & 33.09 & 187.5 \\ \hline Octadecane & 12.98 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{68}\) & Odorless & 593-45-3 & nd & nd & 90.29 & 102.84 & 32.98 & 205.2 \\ \hline Nonadecane & 13.66 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{20}\) & Odorless & 629-92-5 & nd & nd & 280.88 & 62.41 & 51.36 & 910.16 \\ \hline Phytane & 13.06 & C\({}_{52}\)H\({}_{22}\) & Odorless & 638-36-8 & nd & nd & 127.54 & 93.26 & 48.42 & 366.28 \\ \hline \multicolumn{10}{l}{**Phenols**} \\ \hline Phenol & 11.31 & C\({}_{4}\)H\({}_{60}\) & Phenolic medicinal & 108-95-2 & 1.69 & 2.93 & nd & nd & nd \\ \hline \(p\)-Cresol & 13.06 & C\({}_{5}\)H\({}_{20}\) & Phenolic, horse-stable-like & 106-44-5 & 7.51 & 4.26 & nd & nd & nd \\ \hline \(m\)-Cresol & 13.07 & C\({}_{5}\)H\({}_{60}\) & Tar, medicinal, phenolic & 108-39-4 & 23.38 & 6.13 & nd & nd & nd \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}