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Sensory Evaluation of Food Products
Senses behaviour: Human body has 5 organs that help us in the process of sensorial assessment of a food product. These are (1) Eye – senses colour, surface and shape (2) Nose – senses taste, odour, aroma (3) Tongue – senses surface, taste, elasticity, hardness, roughness, crispness (4) Finger –surface, shape, elasticity, hardness, roughness, crispness and (5) Ear – crispness. […]
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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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Flavour 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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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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Different Types of Tea Flavours
The aromatic cuppa that wakes us up in the morning or refreshes us during our 4 pm break has no doubt undergone a massive transformation. Tea as a beverage has its origin in Asia where the health benefits are celebrated as part of the culture. Tea is a rich source of several phytochemicals such as Catechins, Epicatechins, Gallic acid, Caffeine […]
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Technology to increase shelf life of flavours
The main principles for the development of encapsulated powder flavourings are for any one of three main reasons. To produce a flavouring with an increased shelf life To produce a flavouring with improved thermodynamic stability To produce a flavouring that is soluble in water Encapsulated Flavour Powders Firstly, an emulsion is made. This is done by combining the concentrated flavouring […]
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Flavour retention during extrusion process
Indian consumers are fond of spicy, crunchy products. The growing consumer demand for extruded food products is due to its crispy and crunchy nature. The extruded products in India vary from tradition products such as chakali to a processed extruded product such as chips. The incorporation of flavoring in the extruded products is an essential operation in the manufacturing of […]
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Powder Flavours
Innovation in the field of food ingredients is in demand by manufacturers as well as consumers. The competitions among organizations lead to giving different new approaches for use of flavour in the food industry. This article will give a brief idea about one form of flavour i.e. powder flavour with its application in food. Powder flavours are in different forms, […]
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Control release of flavour
Flavour stability in various food products has been of expanding interest as a result of its association with the quality and acceptability of foods, yet it is hard to control. Even small quantities of flavours into food can extraordinarily impact the final product quality, cost, and customer fulfilment. Food industry often faces the problem of release of flavour. Controlled release […]
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