VERIFIED CLAIM · CORRECTED

Many volatiles may contribute to mango aroma

From odour detection thresholds and concentrations in 20 mango cultivars, a study named the compounds potentially most important to mango aroma, noted that numerous other volatiles may also contribute, and stated that sensory studies are needed to determine the volatiles truly defining mango aroma.

Scope

Odour activity values only, with no sensory test; the study names no single defining molecule and does not report how the aroma differs between cultivars.

Correction

The claim said mango aroma arises from many compounds whose contribution varies across cultivars. Its source estimated the potentially most important compounds from odour activity values in 20 cultivars, said sensory studies are needed to determine the volatiles truly defining mango aroma, and did not report differences between cultivars, so the claim now says that.

Correction notice published 9 October 2026.

How this was found

Odour activity estimate. Compounds were measured and compared with known odour thresholds; nobody smelled this sample to confirm it.

Source: primary study; chemistry work.

Studied: twenty mango cultivars, by odour thresholds and concentrations.

This describes how the source's evidence was produced. What the claim itself covers is its scope, above; how SmellBook checked the claim, where it could, is the next section.

How this claim was checked

SmellBook checked this claim against the source's own words, so that the claim says no more than the source supports. This does not repeat or re-test the study itself.

An editor read the abstract, found the claim said more than it supports, and narrowed the claim; the correction notice records what changed. Abstract from OpenAlex (api.openalex.org), abstract rebuilt word for word from its word index.