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Effect of Carbohydrates on Flavor Perception
Among the three macro-nutrients of the food matrix, carbohydrate provides energy to our body. Chemically they are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Saccharides are the basic building blocks of carbohydrates. Based on molecular weight, carbohydrates can be classified into four categories. Monosaccharides like Glucose, Fructose, Galactose etc. Disaccharides like Sucrose or Lactose Oligonucleotides like Raffinose Polysaccharides like Starch, Cellulose, […]
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Sensory Attributes of Fats
Among the three essential needs of human beings, food stands ahead of cloth and shelter. Food is vital for providing nutrition to our body. The macro-nutrients of food-matrix, like protein, fat, and carbohydrate, performs critical body functions. In our daily diet, fat is a chief source of energy by providing nine calories per gram. Fat is naturally occurring triglycerides whose […]
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Flavor and Protein interaction
When we talk about any food product’s food matrix, we refer to the nutrient and non-nutrients components and their relationships. Carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral, flavour etc., are some of its parts that arise in our mind. Among them, protein is one of the significant component having a prominent role in the food matrix. And this protein is considered an […]
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How some Flavours can easily connect with your mood
‘Sweet is Happy, and Bitter is Sad’- this is what a child would respond to when you ask the relation of flavour and mood. The mood is the way that you feel at a particular time when we are happy we say we are in a good mood. Often our memories are linked to food or its flavour, and they […]
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Caramelization Reaction in Browning
Have you ever wondered how sugar turns into delicious caramel when heated? Have you ever noticed how the crust of bread turns brown when baked? Have you ever thought how white potato turns brown when fried? The reason behind this magic is a browning reaction or, Maillard reaction. Browning reactions are very well known for the development of the brown […]
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Process Flavours
It is said that the sense of smell is the earliest identified sense of human being in history. When compared to the sense of other animals, the human is far more developed. This sense can help us to distinguish between various flavours and their combinations. A flavour is a substance which is a combination of certain aroma chemicals giving characteristic identity […]
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Flavoured Water – an Emerging Concept
Water – this universal solvent is very essential for most of our body functions and maintaining good health. We all need to consume a reasonable amount of water to maintain the health of every cell in our body. Water helps in preventing the body from dehydrating and for all the additional benefits like skincare, kidney care and detoxification benefits that […]
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Flavour Influences Selection of Healthier Option
Our ancestors may never have thought there would be an era when people would have to be selective in what they eat to remain healthy. As we have evolved, our eating habits have evolved too, and we have moved away from natural and raw form of food to processed foods. Besides the changes in eating habits, we have also moved […]
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Emerging Flavour Trends – Natural & Newness
Aggressive marketing schemes, globalisation and opening of markets have prompted the consumers to crave global flavours from the comfort of their couch. Consumers want to try to experiment with diverse flavours and cuisines that boast of being ‘natural’ and ‘safe’ without investing too much time and energy. Thus, the demand for certain natural flavours has risen leading to launch of […]
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Flavourings in Baked Goods
Ever since Mankind chose to grind his grain surplus into the easier to consume seed flour the bakery industry was born. A wide variety of products were developed, and it’s quite simple to predict the order of development from simple pancakes through to elaborate wedding cakes that look too good to eat. Flavouring these products with herbal blends, the addition […]
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