 The major betacyanins identified in globe amaranth are gomphrenin, isogomphrenin II, and isogomphrenin III.These compounds are stored in vacuoles in the plant.Cultivars of "G. globosa" vary in the identity of floral volatiles but the volatile compounds of nonanal, decanal, geranyl acetone, and 4,8,12-tetradecatrienal, 5,9,13-trimethyl, were commonly detected by chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.