appoximate number of volatile organic compounds detected in the analysis of fried bacon aroma. they were mainly hydrocarbons. aldehydes,ketones and alcohols. Nitrogen-containing compounds such as pyridines&pyrazines,and oxygen-containing furans were also present. Not all of them necessarily contribute to the aroma,but some are significant.
when heated,sugarsin bacon react with amino acids. These reactions are know collectively as the Maillard Reaction.This,along with the thermal breakdown of fats,leads to the production of the compounds that Cause cooking bacon aroma.