VOLATILE FLAVOR COMPONENTS IN SNOW CRAB COOKER EFFLUENT AND EFFLUENT CONCENTRATE

Volatile compounds in snow crab cooker effluent (SCCE) and effluent co ncentrate (EC) were compared by simultaneous steam distillation-solven t extraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (SDE/GC/MS). Volatil e compounds (122) were detected in both samples. Of these, 97 were pos itively identified, composed mainly of nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds, aromatic hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones, furans, and alc ohols. A total of 101 compounds were detected in the cooker effluent, and 90 were detected in the concentrate. Amounts of sulfur- and nitrog en-containing compounds were 44 and 7.3 times higher, respectively, in EC.