“…Although being found in many teas such as Japanese roasted barley tea ( Mugi-cha ), Chinese raw pu-erh tea, and Indian Darjeeling black tea, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2 H )-furanone was previously reported as a key odorant in Chinese Jingshan and Laoshan green tea based on high OAVs. , Very recently, we decoded 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2 H )-furanone as the specific caramel-like aroma compound in Dahongpao , a famous Chinese Wuyi rock tea . Maillard reaction and β- d -glucopyranoside hydrolysis are suggested as two generation mechanisms of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2 H )-furanone in many heat-processed foodstuffs (e.g., wheat bread crust, and popcorn) and berries, respectively. , Further, many thermally induced alkylpyrazines including 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine (OAV 110), 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine (30), 2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine (4.4), 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine (2.4), and trimethylpyrazine (1.8) were found to contribute a roasty/nutty odor impression to the overall aroma quality of the LYT infusion because their amounts in the tea infusion were higher than the respective odor threshold in water. Although the aforementioned alkylpyrazines have been reported several times in LYT, ,, it is the first time their real contribution to the overall aroma characteristic was evaluated by GC-O and quantitation, as well as aroma recombination experiment.…”