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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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Flavours for Oral Care
The first image that flashes through your mind when you think of word ‘Oral care’ is ‘Teeth’. However, oral care is not only about brushing with a minty toothpaste and gargle with a refreshing mouthwash, but this category has far expanded to include breath sprays, breath strips, whitening strips etc. Going back to basics, to maintain basic oral health, the […]
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Flavours & Masking Agents in Sports Nutrition
The global sports nutrition market is predicted to surpass $45 billion by the year 2022. With tremendous pressure and competition in sports along with easily disposable income, an ergogenic diet is being sought after. In sports nutrition, products are categorized as per the intended function. Generally speaking there are pre-workout, in between-workout and post workout or recovery products. As eating […]
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Flavours for reduced fat products
Consumer preference for a food product is dictated by its taste and aroma. Though health conscious consumers are on a lookout for low fat low calorie products, they are in no mood for bland tasting cardboard food. With public health organizations emphasizing on limiting fat intake to 30% of the total calories consumed, there is a need for low fat […]
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Lipid oxidation in food
Sometimes when we open a packet of chips, we get the greasy smell and the taste of chips is quite odd, well the reason behind these changes is due to lipid oxidation of the chips. Commonly this process is known as rancidity in fatty foods. Even the small amount of lipid-containing product goes into lipid oxidation. Lipids are essential compounds […]
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