Abstract:Electronic nose and headspace solid phase microextraction - gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) were used to determine and analyze the volatile flavor compounds in soybean curd prepared by pulping and maturing processes. A total of 76 compounds were detected in the two samples, including 15 alcohols, 10 esters, 12 alkanes, 18 aldehydes, 10 ketones, 2 phenols and 9 other compounds. Odor activity value (OAV) showed that there were 22 key flavor substances (OAV≥1) in soybean curd, among which, N-hexal, heptanal, n-octyleal, nonaldehyde, trans-2-octyleal, decylaldehyde, (E,E)-2, 4-nonenodienal, 2-undecylenal, trans-2, 4-decyldienal, n-amyl alcohol, 1-octyene-3-alcohol, n-heptanol, n-nonenol, sec-octyone and 2-n-amylfuran are the common characteristic volatile substances of two kinds of wrapped tofu. It plays an important role in the unique flavor of wrapped tofu. 2-heptenal, trans-2-decenal, 2-heptanone and 2-nonone are the key flavor substances in the ripe pulp samples, while nonal, n-nonanol, ethyl n-caproate and 2-phenethyl caproate are the key flavor substances in the raw pulp samples. It has certain guiding significance for the actual production of beancurd to understand the flavor substances of beancurd made by the technology of ripe and raw pulping.