Abstract:In order to investigate the differences in key aroma components between Xinjiang naan baked in tunnel oven and traditional naan pit, four staple Xinjiang naan (sesame naan, onion naan, white naan, and woowo naan) were analyzed in this paper by using Headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) technique. chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) technique for aroma detection and analysis. The results showed that 50 aroma components were detected in all naan samples, which were analyzed by relative odor activity value (ROAV) combined with orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). It identified eight key differential aroma components, among which the key differential aroma components of sesame naan were benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde and 2,5-dimethylpyrazine; the key differential aroma components of onion naan were dipropyl disulfide and furan; the key differential aroma substances of white naan were hexanal, nonanal, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, and 2,6-dimethylpyrazine; whereas, the key differential aroma components of woowo naan were benzaldehyde and phenylacetaldehyde. The results of the key difference aroma analysis indicated that the four naan flavors baked in the traditional naan pit were more intense than those in the tunnel oven. The results can provide a theoretical reference for the flavor unification of Xinjiang naan baked by different naan baking devices.KeywordsXinjiang naan; HS-SPME-GC-MS; key aroma components; relative odor activity; orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis