충북청원에서 재배되고 있는 애플민트(Mentha rotundifolia(L) Huds)의 향기성분과 특성을 조사하기 위해 SDE, SFE, headspace 추출하여 GC, GC/MS로 동정하였으며 GC-sniffing test로 향기특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 총 67개의 화합물이 동정되었으며 SDE 추출물에서는 39개, SFE추출물에서는 42개, headspace 추출물에서는 16개가 동정되었다. 동정된 화합물 중 SDE와 headspace추출물은 terpene화합물이, SFE추출물은 hydrocarbone류가 여러종류로 나타났다. 그러나 SDE와 SFE추출물의 주성분은 piperitenone oxide, germacrene-D, trans sabinene hydrate등으로 유사하였으나 headspace추출물은 3-octanol, 1,8-cineol, camphene, benzeneacetadehyde등으로 다른 경향을 나타내었다. Sniffing test로 향기특성과 강도 및 화합물을 동정한 결과 SDE추출물을 구성하는 주된 향기특성으로는 상큼한 단내와 사과냄새(ethyl 2-methyl butanoate), 단내와 과일내$({alpha}-thujene)$, 생버섯내(1-octen-3-ol, 3-octanol) 그리고 쓴 약초향$({delta}-cadidene)$이었다. Headspace 추출물의 주된 향기특성으로는 알코올내, 상큼한 단내와 사과냄새(ethyl 2-methyl butanoate), 화학적이고 불쾌한내 그리고 쓴약초와 풀내(camphene)로 나타났다.
Aroma was extracted from Applemint(Mentha rotundifolia(L.) Huds) with SDE(simultaneous distillation and extraction), SFE(supercritical fluid extraction) and headspace method and the compounds of aroma were tentatively identified with GC-MS. The functionality of aroma compounds were determined with GC-olfactometry. Total 67 compounds were identified. Among them, 39 compounds were determined from SDE, 42 from SFE and 16 from headspace extract. Many terpene compounds were extracted with SDE and headspace methods but hydrocarbones with SFE. The major constituents of aroma obtained from SDE and SFE, were piperitenone oxide, germacrene-D and trans sabinene hydrate, but those from headspace method were 3-octanol, 1,8-cineol, camphene and benzeneacetaldehyde. Results of sniffing test, determining characteristics and strength of aroma showed that the major constituents of SDE extract were refreshing sweet and apple-like(ethyl-2-methyl butanoate), sweet and fruity-like$({alpha}-thujene)$, fresh mushroom-like(1-octen-3-ol, 3-octanol), and bitter herb-like$({delta}-cadidene)$. Major constituents of aroma extracts obtained from headspace method were alcoholic, refreshing sweet and apple-like(ethyl 2-methyl butanoate), unpleasant chemical, and bitter herb and grassy-like(camphene).
