doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113300engTejedor-Calvo, EvaGarcia-Barreda, SergiSebastián Dambolena, JoséPelissero, DavidSánchez, SergioMarco, PedroNouhra, EduardoAromatic profile of black truffle grown in Argentina: Characterization of commercial categories and alterations associated to maturation, harvesting date and orchard management practicesART-2023-141778Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is one of the most appreciated fungi in the world mainly due to its aromatic properties. In the emerging markets such as Argentina, the aroma of locally produced truffles has not been described yet. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from 102 black truffles from Argentina were analyzed using solid phase microextraction gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer detector (SPME-GC-MS). Several factors such as commercial category, maturity stage, host tree, geographical origin, and aromatic defects detected during classification were also registered and considered. As a result, 79 VOCs were detected, among which 2-methyl-propanal, 2-butanone, 2-methyl-1-propanol, butanal-3-methyl, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol were present in high percentage in fresh mature truffles, whereas immature truffles were associated with 3,5-dimethoxytoluene, 2-phenyl-2-butenal, 2,3-dimethoxytoluene. The Argentine black truffles showed significant similarities in their aromatic profile when compared with their Australian and European counterparts, but with some distinctive notes.2023http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/14895710.1016/j.foodres.2023.113300http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148957oai:zaguan.unizar.es:148957info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101007623/EU/INnovation in Truffle cultivation, preservAtion, proCessing and wild truffle resources managemenT/INTACTThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 101007623-INTACTFood Research International 173 (2023), 113300by-nc-ndhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess