## 3 Results and Discussion
### Analysis of Volatile Compounds
#### 3.7.1 Volatile Compounds Content

Table 3: _Cont._ \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Volatile Compounds**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**RI**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Normal Ham**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Spoiled Ham**} \\ \cline{3-6}  & **Bf** & **SM** & **BF** & **SM** & **BF** & **SM** \\ \hline
59 & Valeric acid & 1767 & ND & ND & 15.08 \(\pm\) 4.51 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 7.21 \(\pm\) 1.44 \({}^{\rm b}\) \\
60 & Hexanoic acid & 1880 & 4.12 \(\pm\) 1.88 \({}^{\rm h}\) & 4.24 \(\pm\) 1.48 \({}^{\rm h}\) & 93.68 \(\pm\) 5.05 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 66.53 \(\pm\) 10.36 \({}^{\rm h}\) \\
61 & Heptonic acid & 1986 & ND & ND & ND & 2.7 \(\pm\) 0.81 \\
62 & Octanoic acid & 2107 & ND & ND & 6.11 \(\pm\) 0.49 \({}^{\rm h}\) & 9.35 \(\pm\) 1.21 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
63 & Capric acid & 2327 & ND & ND & 5.27 \(\pm\) 1.71 & 11.58 \(\pm\) 0.89 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
64 & Myristic acid & 2717 & ND & ND & 16.17 \(\pm\) 325 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 13.98 \(\pm\) 4.88 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\ Total & & 4.12 \(\pm\) 1.88 \({}^{\rm h}\) & 4.24 \(\pm\) 1.48 \({}^{\rm h}\) & 157.31 \(\pm\) 20.87 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 139.31 \(\pm\) 23.98 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\ Ketones & Acetone & 806 & 11.22 \(\pm\) 7.91 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 6.56 \(\pm\) 0.91 \({}^{\rm a}\) & ND & ND \\
66 & 2-Pentanone & 974 & 49.62 \(\pm\) 7.02 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 130.2 \(\pm\) 2.52 \({}^{\rm b}\) & ND & ND \\
67 & 4-Methyl3-hexanone & 1074 & ND & 0.78 \(\pm\) 0.37 & ND & ND \\
68 & 2-Heptanone & 1176 & ND & ND & 25.72 \(\pm\) 4.2 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 16.84 \(\pm\) 2.8 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
69 & 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone & 1281 & 7.16 \(\pm\) 0.17 \({}^{\rm b}\) & 5.77 \(\pm\) 0.38 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 106.08 \(\pm\) 0.12 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 6.96 \(\pm\) 0.76 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
70 & Methylphen & 1335 & 10.16 \(\pm\) 0.69 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 3.58 \(\pm\) 0.21 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 4.48 \(\pm\) 0.56 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 4.24 \(\pm\) 0.8 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
71 & Hydroxy-2-butanone & 1365 & 0.91 \(\pm\) 0.15 & ND & ND & ND \\  & Total & & 79.06 \(\pm\) 15.93 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 29.7 \(\pm\) 4.39 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 40.88 \(\pm\) 4.88 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 28.04 \(\pm\) 4.36 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\ Alkanes & & & & & & \\
72 & 3-MethylInonane & 961 & 4.53 \(\pm\) 2.41 & ND & ND & ND \\
73 & Isododecone & 1157 & ND & ND & ND & 1.72 \(\pm\) 0.32 \\
74 & Headecanal & 2133 & 7.89 \(\pm\) 2.65 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 5.58 \(\pm\) 3.31 \({}^{\rm a}\) & ND & ND \\  & Total & & 12.42 \(\pm\) 5.07 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 5.58 \(\pm\) 3.31 \({}^{\rm a}\) & ND & 1.72 \(\pm\) 0.32 \({}^{\rm b}\) \\ Pyrazines & & & & & & \\
75 & 2-Methylpyrazine & 1263 & 3.04 \(\pm\) 0.72 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 1.88 \(\pm\) 0.36 \({}^{\rm b}\) & ND & ND \\
76 & 2-G-Dimethylpyrazine & 1325 & 8.52 \(\pm\) 0.04 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 5.08 \(\pm\) 7.4 \({}^{\rm b}\) & ND & ND \\
77 & 2-Ethly-6- & 1381 & 1.4 \(\pm\) 0.2 \({}^{\rm a}\) & ND & ND & 1.17 \(\pm\) 0.64 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\ methylpyrazine & & & & & & \\
78 & 2.35-Timethylpyrazine & 1402 & 19.96 \(\pm\) 1.36 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 124 \(\pm\) 2.36 \({}^{\rm b}\) & ND & 1.81 \(\pm\) 0.73 \({}^{\rm c}\) \\ Total & & & 32.92 \(\pm\) 2.32 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 19.36 \(\pm\) 10.12 \({}^{\rm a}\) & ND & 2.97 \(\pm\) 1.35 \({}^{\rm b}\) \\ Aromatic & & & & & & \\
79 & Ethylbenzene & 1121 & 1.76 \(\pm\) 0.00 \({}^{\rm b}\) & ND & 3.56 \(\pm\) 0.76 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 3.28 \(\pm\) 0.72 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\
80 & P-Xylene & 1137 & ND & 1.39 \(\pm\) 0.62 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 4.8 \(\pm\) 1.28 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 3.64 \(\pm\) 1.16 \({}^{\rm b}\) \\
81 & O-Xylene & 1176 & 1.56 \(\pm\) 0.10 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 0.68 \(\pm\) 0.29 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 8.92 \(\pm\) 0.68 \({}^{\rm a}\) & 8.48 \(\pm\) 2.0 \({}^{\rm a}\) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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