Evaluation and comparison of aroma characteristics of domestic and foreign cigars
[Objective]This study aims to the aroma characteristics of Chinese-style cigars and compare the aroma characteristics of cigar products domestically and abroad.[Methods]Sensory evaluation of the aroma types and intensities of 52 domestic cigar products and 21 foreign cigar products was conducted,with differences between domestic and international cigar products compared using cluster analysis and analysis of variance.[Results](1)Domestic cigar products include seven types of aroma flavors,such as sweet honey,sweet,coffee,burnt sweet,nutty,roasted,and milky,with the sweet honey category further divided into six subcategories,including sweet honey bean,sweet honey resin,sweet honey roasted,sweet honey nutty,sweet honey coffee,and sweet honey burnt sweet.(2)Foreign cigar products include five types of aroma flavors,such as sweet honey,coffee,bean,spicy resin,and nutty roasted,with the coffee category further divided into coffee bean and coffee nutty subcategories,and the nutty roasted category divided into nutty roasted burnt sweet,nutty roasted bean,and nutty roasted spicy subcategories.(3)There were very significant differences in sweet honey,nutty,bean,coffee,and spicy aromas between domestic and foreign cigars.[Conclusion]There are distinct differences in the aroma characteristics of domestic and international cigar products,with most domestic cigar products having a notable sweet aroma,especially sweet honey,while most international cigar products are characterized by significant nutty,coffee,bean,and spicy aromas.
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