“…Thus, molecules such as thujene, -pinene, sabinene, -phellandrene, 3-carene, -terpinene and -terpinolene have been detected by Ekundayo et al (1988) in pepper andcaryophyllene, cubebene, limonene were isolated in paprika (Guadayol et al, 1997). Some of them were described as fruity, floral and fresh rather than spicy (Meynier et al, 1999). Other non terpenic compounds from spices found in sausages tested were eugenol (with spicy, honey-like odour), safrole and myristicine (spicy, nutmeg-odour) detected by Russel and Jennings (1969) in pepper and geranylacetone, -ionone, methylsalicylate and tetramethylpyrazine detected in paprika by Guadayol et al (1997).…”