Industrial food quality and consumer choice: Artificial intelligence-based tools in the chemistry of sensory notes in comfort foods (coffee, cocoa and tea) - ScienceDirect
Food quality is a multifaceted, evolving concept encompassing various aspects throughout the production chain. The shift from traditional analytics to…
Uncovering the Counterfeit: A study of whiskey authenticity through volatile organic compound fingerprinting, aroma and color sensory analysis - ScienceDirect
This study presents a method employing gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry and headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME-GC–MS), su…
Cocktailkultur in Deutschland: Geschmack und Qualität prägen Konsumverhalten
Die Cocktail.Kultur.Gesellschaft. steht nicht nur für die große Kreativität und Qualität der Branche, sondern auch für einen bewussten und verantwortungsvollen Genuss. Nun veröffentlichte Ergebnis ...
La conexión olfativa con la mortalidad: cómo cinco olores clave podría indicar riesgos de salud
El olfato es crucial para la percepción del mundo que nos rodea. A través de millones de receptores olfativos en la nariz, este sentido nos ayuda a identificar alimentos, detectar peligros y evocar recuerdos emocionales. Además, puede ser un indicador precoz de fallecimiento en personas mayores.
Here's What Wine Sommeliers Mean When They Say Pencil Shavings
The terminology that comes with wine tasting can often be confusing. You find yourself asking, "Do I really want to drink pencil shavings?" Yes, yes you do.
The formation mechanism, analysis strategies and regulation measures of cereal aroma: A review - ScienceDirect
Cereal food is widely consumed mainly as the staple food of people. As a decisive factor that directly affects the quality evaluation and consumer acc…
Do Plants Sleep? How Do They Know When It’s Time to Take a Rest? | Science Times
New research reveals the important role played by ethylene in helping maintain the circadian clocks in plants. Continue reading the article to find out more.
Yogurt has rightfully earned a spot in the refrigerator of many health-conscious consumers. We're here to weed out many of the misconceptions about it.
Impact of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum on Diet Quality: Exploring the Benefits and Mechanisms Behind It | Science Times
Research highlights the potential health benefits of sugar-free gum, linking its consumption to improved diet quality and oral health. Read the article to learn more.
A eucharist of sourdough or wafer? What a thousand-year-old religious quarrel tells us about fermentation
The ‘azyme controversy of 1054’ became so divisive it contributed to the schism of east and west. But it has a lot to tell us about how we understand bread.
Rooted in Friendships: Trees Remember Experiences and Form Special Relationships | Science Times
A forester has been postulating that trees possess intelligence, adaptability, and the ability to communicate with and heal other trees. Check this article to learn more.
Vitamins & minerals in sports drinks: EU legislative developments
In the last five years, European policymakers have been focused on creating healthier food systems and addressing some of the issues related to the fragmentation of food policies across the EU Single Market. One important policy initiative was the European Commission’s plan to introduce EU-wide maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for vitamins and minerals in foods and supplements, and, stemming from this, the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) work to review the Upper Levels (ULs) of a number of nutrients that play an important role in sports nutrition.
Volatile Organic Compound-Based Predictive Modeling of Smoke Taint in Wine | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Smoke taint in wine has become a critical issue in the wine industry due to its significant negative impact on wine quality. Data-driven approaches including univariate analysis and predictive modeling are applied to a data set containing concentrations of 20 VOCs in 48 grape samples and 56 corresponding wine samples with a taster-evaluated smoke taint index. The resulting models for predicting the smoke taint index of wines are highly predictive when using as inputs VOC concentrations after log conversion in both grapes and wines (Pearson Correlation Coefficient PCC = 0.82; R2 = 0.68) and less so when only grape VOCs are used (Pearson Correlation Coefficient PCC = 0.76; R2 = 0.56), and the classification models also show the capacity for detecting smoke-tainted wines using both wine and grape VOC concentrations (Recall = 0.76; Precision = 0.92; F1 = 0.82) or using only grape VOC concentrations (Recall = 0.74; Precision = 0.92; F1 = 0.80). The performance of the predictive model shows the possibility of predicting the smoke taint index of the wine and grape samples before fermentation. The corresponding code of data analysis and predictive modeling of smoke taint in wine is available in the Github repository (https://github.com/IBPA/smoke_taint_prediction).
Is The Gut Microbiome Actually Our "Friend"? One Scientist Says No
The theory of evolutionary addiction pushes back on the cheery perception of the microbiome, suggesting instead humans adapted to need, not benefit, from it.
Sniffing out bacteria: Team develops a novel approach for rapid bacterial species identification
Do you ever wonder how researchers identify bacterial infections? Traditionally, they collect samples from the infected site, grow the bacteria in a lab, and analyze them using a method called MALDI-ToF-MS. ...
New study reveals influencers of global biogenic volatile organic compound emission trends over the last 20 years
Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by vegetation are important precursors of ozone and secondary organic aerosols in the atmosphere, affecting air quality, clouds, and climate. However, ...
Do Food and Drink Preferences Influence Migration Flows? | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research used Facebook data to investigate the influence of cultural similarities on migration flows and found that cultural proximity plays as important a role in the choice of destination country as shared language and history.
