Objective To investigate the effects of different storage conditions on the water migration and volatile component changes of Zea mays, and to screen out characteristic volatile components. Methods Low field-nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) and gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) technology were used to study the changes in micro moisture, volatile component composition, and relative content of Zea mays under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. Results With the extension of storage time, moisture, fatty acid value, starch, and alcohol soluble protein indicators all undergo certain changes. When stored for 30 days, the moisture content reached equilibrium; the maximum value of fatty acid value was 46.11 mgKOH/100 g when stored at 65% RH for 90 days at 30 ℃, and the fatty acid value was still suitable for storage after 120 days; storing at 20 ℃ was beneficial for the accumulation of starch content; alcohol soluble proteins were significantly affected by temperature; under 65% RH conditions, as the storage temperature increased, the bound moisture content gradually decreased, resulting in the transformation of T20 strongly bound water to T21 weakly bound water and T22 strongly bound water to T23 weakly bound water; under 55% RH conditions, as the storage temperature increased, the bound water content gradually decreased, and the changes in the peaks of non flowing water and free water were consistent with those of bound water; the volatile components in the sample were classified as acids (2 types), aldehydes (20 types), ketones (15 types), alcohols (15 types), esters (12 types), furans (2 types), olefins (3 types), and amines (1 type). Conclusion As the storage temperature increases, the ability of Zea mays to retain moisture gradually weakens, while as the humidity increases, its ability to retain moisture increases. The high temperature and high humidity environment promotes the release of volatile components such as aldehydes and alcohols, while ketones and esters decrease. The 3-pentanone, 1-octen-3-one-M, 1-butanol, 3-methyl-D, 1-hexanol-D, isovaleric acid, methyl ester can be used as characteristic volatile components to distinguish mold growth in high moisture Zea mays, providing reference for the identification of mold growth in high moisture Zea mays.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |