Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg is a native species to the Cerrado biome with significant nutritional value. However, its volatile organic compounds (VOCs) chemical profile is not reported in the scientific literature. VOCs are low molecular weight chemical compounds capable of conferring aroma to fruit, constituting quality markers, and participating in the maintenance and preservation of fruit species. This work studied and determined the best conditions for extraction and analysis of VOCs from the pulp of Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg fruit and identified and characterized its aroma. Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was employed using different fiber sorbents: DVB/CAR/PDMS, PDMS/DVB, and PA. Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed to separate, detect, and identify VOCs. Variables of time and temperature of extraction and sample weight distinctly influenced the extraction of volatiles for each fiber. PDMS/DVB was the most efficient, followed by PA and CAR/PDMS/DVB. Thirty-eight compounds that comprise the aroma were identified among sesquiterpenes (56.4%) and monoterpenes (30.8%), such as α-fenchene, guaiol, globulol, α-muurolene, γ-himachalene, α-pinene, γ-elemene, and patchoulene.

Eugenia klotzschiana Berg is a native fruit of the cerrado, belonging to the Myrtaceae family, known as the cerrado pear and very little explored. The present study's objective was to obtain the profile of the fixed and volatile chemical constituents of the fruit. Mass spectrometry with ambient ionization paper spray (PS-MS) was used in positive and negative mode for fixed compounds. For volatiles, solid-phase microextraction by head space and gas chromatography was employed. The PS-MS identified 31 compounds, 21 in the negative and 10 in the positive mode, including fatty acids, flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins and sugars. The solid-phase microextraction method was used in head space mode, using the polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene fiber to extract volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The volatiles detected totaled 11 substances, belonging to the class of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and esters. PS-MS was capable and efficient in determining the fixed compounds present in the cerrado pear pulp, providing the chemical profile of the fruit, which contains essential compounds with potential antioxidant bioactivity. The volatile profile was obtained with success, indicating menthol, fruity and vanilla notes in the pulp of the cerrado pear.

Grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) is a native fruit of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, belonging to the Myrtaceae family, which designatesthe most significant number of species with food potential. It stands out due to its phytochemical characteristics because of the presence of polyphenols and volatile organic compounds. Volatile compounds are substances released by foods that give off an aroma and influence flavor. Solid-phase microextraction is a technique that allows for low-cost, fast, and solvent-free extraction, has an affinity for numerous analytes, and is easily coupled to gas chromatography. The objectives of this work were to evaluate the efficiency of different fibers of SPME (solid-phase microextraction) in the extraction of volatile organic compounds from grumixama pulp; optimize a method for extraction time, temperature, and sample weight; and to determine the characteristic volatile profile of this fruit. For the extraction of volatile compounds, three fibers of different polarities were used: polar polyacrylate (PA) fibers, divinylbenzene/carboxyne/polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/CAR/PDMS) semipolar fibers, and polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB). Fourteen volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were identified by DVB/CAR/PDMS, six by PA, and seven by PDMS/DVB through solid-phase microextraction in the headspace mode (SPME-HS). Considering the total number of compounds identified, regardless of the fiber used, and the optimization of the method, Eugenia brasiliensis presented sesquiterpene fractions (85.7%, 83.3%, and 85.7% of total VOCs) higher than the monoterpene fractions (14.3%, 16.7%, and 14.3%) for DVB/CAR/PDMS, PA, and PDMS/DVB, respectively in its composition. In addition, it was possible to verify that the fiber DVB/CAR/PDMS presented a better efficiency due to the larger chromatographic area observed when the grumixama pulp was subjected to conditions of 75 °C, 2.0 g, and an adsorption time of 20 min.

A Eugenia klotzschiana Berg é uma fruta nativa do cerrado, pertencente à família Myrtaceae, conhecida como pera do cerrado e muito pouco explorada. O objetivo do presente estudo é obter o perfil dos constituintes químicos fixos e voláteis da fruta. Para tal, utilizou-se a espectrometria de massas com ionização ambiente paper spray (MS-PS) no modo positivo e negativo para compostos fixos, e para os voláteis a microextração em fase sólida por Head Space e a cromatografia gasosa. Identificou-se pela MS-PS o total de 31 compostos, sendo 21 no modo negativo e 10 no positivo, dentre eles ácidos graxos, flavonoides, fenólicos, taninos e açúcares. Os voláteis detectados somaram-se em 12 substâncias, apresentadas na classe dos monoterpenos, sesquiterpenos e ésteres. A MS-PS foi capaz e eficiente na determinação dos compostos fixos presentes na polpa da pera do cerrado, fornecendo o perfil químico da fruta, que contêm importantes compostos com potencial bioatividade antioxidante. O perfil volátil foi obtido com êxodo, indicando a presença de notas mentoladas, frutadas e de baunilha na polpa da pera do cerrado.