“…Smoke and liquid smoke flavourings utilised in food processing have been shown to contain compounds including carbonyls, aldehydes, lactones, ketones, furans, pyrans and phenols (Maga 1988a, Guillén et al 1995, Guillén and Manzanos 1996. The volatile phenols guaiacol and 4-methylguaiacol, which derive from the thermal degradation of lignin, are present in smoke and have been reported to exhibit 'smoky', 'phenolic', 'sharp', 'smoked meat' and 'burning' aromas and flavours (Baltes et al 1981, Boidron et al 1988, Maga 1988a, Rocha et al 2004). Guaiacol and 4-methylguaiacol are routinely detected in wines aged in toasted oak barrels at concentrations up to 100 and 20 mg/L, respectively (Pollnitz et al 2004).…”