Qualitative profile of volatile compounds by SPME in Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Phyllostachys pubescens, and Phyllostachys makinoi culms used as eating utensils

Volatile compounds are released when bamboo culms are used as eating utensils. Volatile compounds of Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Phyllostachys pubescens, and P. makinoi culms were extracted using solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The bamboo culms were steamed or baked at different temperatures (100 °C and 230 °C) and durations (5 min, 30 min, and 60 min). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses showed that, regardless of heating method and duration, P. makinoi culms comprised the most species of volatile compounds, with sesquiterpenes being the major compounds. Steaming and baking D. latiflorus culms at 100 °C for 30 min yielded more volatile compounds than baking at 230 °C. Benzenoids were the chief compounds in heated D. latiflorus and P. pubescens culms, with phenylacetaldehyde being the dominant constituent. Phenylacetaldehyde has fragrances of herb, flower, and oil. Moreover, the major volatile compound cyclosativene, which gives a terpene-like aroma, was obtained when P. makinoi culms were heated for different durations. After baking at 230 °C for 30 min, the major volatile compound released from P. makinoi culm was α-muurolene (41.19%), which produces a woody aroma. After continuous baking for 60 min, DT 1, a kind of diterpene compound, increased remarkably in relative content, while the content of α-muurolene decreased notably.