2023 September

The lupin bean is a nutritional marvel, but its bitter taste has so far made it only a niche food.

With myriad gum flavors available today, the popularity of the retro-style bubblegum taste begs the question: What creates the flavor inside the treat?

A new method called ‘skeletal editing’ offers a hugely simplified way to alter matter, paving the way for world-changing innovations in personalised medicine and sustainable plastics

In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.

Scott Dikkers, a humorist and a founder of "The Onion," discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.

The Maillard reaction, which generates flavoursome compounds during cooking, probably helps lock carbon away in the seabed, boosting oxygen in the atmosphere

UC Irvine research into aromas while sleeping sparks 226% cognitive increase

Characteristic volatile compounds in cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) fruit are the main factors to attract customers, which are highly correlated with consumer preference and overall satisfaction ...

Researchers use clove, eucalyptus, lemon and rose scents to test their machine learning-enabled, graphene-based e-olfaction...

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Vanilla is a popular flavoring agent used in a variety of food and beverage products, but many people are unaware of its interesting history and diverse production methods. This blog will provide a comprehensive overview of vanilla, including its origins, cultivation, and different types.

04 Jul 2023 --- Hell Energy has created what it claims is the first energy drink to be entirely developed by AI. Not only has the formulation, recipe and flavor profile been selected using predictive intelligence but the drink itself was “tasted” by advanced AI systems.

This week, I did another guest expert slot on BBC Radio. This time, to give a definitive, evidence-based answer to the question, ‘Why does food taste better/worse at different temperatures? For example, chocolate in the fridge, and Vic (the presenter) can't stand vegetables unless they're piping hot

Unpacking the enigmatic flavor of Juicy Fruit gum - what exactly is the mysterious taste that has left bubble-blowers guessing for 130 years.

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MycoTechnology says it is ‘standing on the brink of a sweet revolution’ having discovered a sweet protein derived from honey truffle. “Proteins are widely recognised as the future of sweeteners,” says MycoTechnology CEO Alan Hahn.

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most popular beverages worldwide. Many types of tea products continuously emerge in an endless stream; so, the classification of tea becomes more difficult. Aroma is a vital indicator of tea quality. The present study deals with the identification of aroma compounds in 18 different kinds of tea belonging to three typical tea varieties, including green tea, oolong tea, and black tea, using GC-IMS and GC × GC-O-MS. Moreover, the clustering of all 18 tea samples and the in depth correlation analysis between sensory evaluation and instrumental data were performed using the PCA and OPLS-DA. The results revealed that in all 18 kinds of tea, a total of 85 aroma compounds were detected by GC-IMS, whereas 318 were detected by GC × GC-O-MS. The PCA result revealed that green tea, oolong tea, and black tea could be clearly separated based on their peak areas. The OPLS-DA result showed that a total of 49 aroma compounds with VIP value 1.0 could be considered as the potential indicators to quickly classify or verify tea types. This study not only compared the aroma differences across different types of teas, but also provided ideas for the rapid monitoring of tea quality and variety.

Irish cream is known for taking your coffee cocktails to the next decadent level. If you're a novice, here's what you can expect the flavor to taste like.

Durian's pungent smell, sweet flavor and creamy texture make it a hotly debated (and in some cases, hated) fruit. Try it and see where you land on the spectrum.

It might seem like a simple concept, but to get ice cream right, you need three states of matter and a delicate interplay of chemistry.

In a major breakthrough, scientists have built a tool to predict the odor profile of a molecule, just based on its structure. It can identify molecules that look different but smell the same, as well ...

A new computer-trained scent model has done better than humans at identifying odors. In analyzing 500,000 potential odor molecules that had never before been synthesized, it also handily did work that would take 70 person-years to complete.