Identification of volatile compounds of kombu (Laminaria spp.) and their odor description

摘要: Kombu (edible Japanese kelp) is a well-known dietary source of iodine and minerals. This is the first report to our knowledge on the identification of the volatile iodine compounds of kombu. The materials for this experiment were three kinds of dried kelp:'Ma kombu'(Laminaria japonica Areschoug),'Rishiri kombu'(Laminaria ochotensis Miyabe) and'Mitsuishi kombu'(Laminaria angustata Kjellman). Each kombu was wild and harvested in Hokkaido in 1999, dried in the sun on the ground. Volatiles of kombu were collected using …