Flavor compounds of pine sprout tea and pine needle tea

Flavor compounds of pine sprout tea and pine needle tea were analyzed and identified in this study. Eighty-one and 39 kinds of flavor compounds were detected in pine sprout tea and pine needle tea by GC, respectively. Among them; 55 and 29 flavor compounds were identified by GC-MS, respectively. Major flavor compounds of pine sprout tea were alpha-pinene, myrcene, beta-thujene, terpinene-4-ol, and delta-cadinene, and major flavor compounds of pine needle tea were alpha-pinene, isoamyl alcohol, trans-caryophyllene, terpinene-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, and delta-cadinene.