The Identification and Chararcterization of Key Aroma-Active/Taste-Active Compounds in Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 January 2024) | Viewed by 8339
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Flavor is an important factor of foods.
Why determine the identities and concentrations of flavor components of a food?
(1) Knowledge of the chemical nature and structure of the principal flavor constituents of a food can aid in the development of new and improved products (for instance, process/ingredient optimization, optimization/evaluation of storage conditions, and shelf-life testing);
(2) Can lead to the source of off-flavors or chemical taints;
(3) Can aid in the quality assurance or grading of products (fingerprinting of products/raw materials, assurance of “naturalness” of products);
(4) Basic research: physiological structure–function (attribute) relationship of specific flavor-active chemicals, e.g., aroma compound–protein interactions;
(5) Comparison of the sensory attributes of a food to its (complex) chemical composition (e.g., relating the sensory aroma profile to volatile and non-volatile flavor compositions).
By using the state-of-the-art flavor-analysis techniques, the key flavor compounds can be identified, and their possible formation pathway might be deduced; the quality control of foods during their manufacture and storage can be achieved from their flavor.
Prof. Dr. Huanlu Song
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- flavor
- aroma
- taste
- aroma-active compounds
- taste-active compounds
- OAV
- chemometrics