Abstract:In order to evaluate scientifically the differences in the flavor of macadamia nuts dried with different methods, electronic tongue and electronic nose sensory technologies combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS)were used to analyze their flavor quality. The results showed that there were significant differences between fresh macadamia nuts and different dried macadamia nuts in umami, salty, sour and bitter tastes, and the cumulative contribution rate of the first two principal components of linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was 96.60%, which could distinguish completely macadamia nuts dried in different ways. The responses of the electronic nose to macadamia nuts processed differently differed significantly. The cumulative contribution rate of the first two principal components in principal component analysis (PCA) reached 98.79%, which could well distinguish the volatile flavor compounds of the macadamia nuts dried by different treatments. The sensors W1S, W3S and W3C played major roles in the principal component analysis. As a supplement to the electronic nose, GC-MS identified a total of 227 volatile components, with alkanes and aldehydes being dominant in types and contents. The relative contents of alkanes in the four different treatments of macadamia nuts were 26.29%, 40.76%, 23.64% and 39.46%, respectively, and the relative contents of aldehydes were 29.01%, 18.96%, 26.03% and 23.87%, respectively. Therefore, the combination of electronic tongue, electronic nose and GC-MS can better distinguish macadamia nuts dried with different methods, thereby providing a theoretical reference for postharvest primary processing of macadamia nuts in growing regions.