The lipid degradation products are found to be saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, β-keto acids, methyl ketones, lactones and esters.
The Maillard reaction between reducing
sugars and amino acids, peptides or proteins also
leads to pork flavor. The Maillard reaction between
cysteine and reducing sugars is especially important
in yielding pork like aroma.10 Other reactions such as
the interaction of the Maillard reaction with lipids,11
and the degradation of thiamine can also generate
many sulphur-containing pork flavor compounds.1