Tabasco peppers analysed by sniffing revealed that several esters contribute to the quality and intensity of the odour, and in particular ethyl hexyl methylpentanoates/butanoates. On the other hand, phenolic ester methyl salicylate showed moderate contribution to the odour of C. peppers laotilan, pebrera and tabasco (Rodríguez-Burruezo et al., 2010).