Extraction of aroma compound from pandan leaf and use of the compound to enhance rice flavour

Abstract

Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-C02) and Soxhlet extraction using hexane as solvent were used to extract 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) from Pandan leaves. The effect of different extraction pre-treatments, such as particle size and drying on the extraction yield and concentration of 2-AP were investigated. The identification and quantification of 2-AP were carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-flame ionization detector, respectively. This work aims to provide an understanding of the phenomena that occur during cooking and storage; typically on the changes of 2-AP absorption when cooking rice grains with Pandan leaves. The parameters investigated were cooking method of excess and optimal water conditions.