The solideliquid ratio (15%) used in macerations was referred to
the previous studies . A preliminary kinetic study was firstly performed at 37 C
for determining the optimal time for the rest of treatments. The
enriched sunflower oil samples collected at different time intervals
(30 min,1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h and 6 h) were immediately transferred
into sealed vials for HS-SPME/GCeMS quantification. Linalool as
the reference VAC has been traced and the 4-h maceration was
finally determined for the further investigations because of the
highest linalool concentration it achieved.