| Abstract
| - Fresh mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) were γ-irradiated withdoses of 1, 2, and 5 kGy. The volatilecompounds were isolated using a Lickens−Nickerson apparatus andanalyzed using gas chromatography and gas chromatography−mass spectrometry. The amount oftotal volatiles was greatlyaffected by the doses applied. The amounts of benzaldehyde andbenzyl alcohol were not affectedby γ-irradiation and ranged from 8.94 to 11.79 and from 0.696 to1.503 μg/g, respectively. Theamounts of eight-carbon compounds decreased as the doses ofγ-irradiation increased, from 41.73for the control (0 kGy) to 20.06 (1 kGy), 8.77 (2 kGy), and 4.04 μg/g(5 kGy irradiated mushrooms).The major eight-carbon compound was 1-octen-3-ol, and its amountdecreased from 30.34 (the control)to 14.18 (1 kGy), 6.22 (2 kGy), and 2.92 μg/g (5 kGy). Keywords: Mushrooms; γ-irradiation; flavor compounds;1-octen-3-ol
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