Topic: Sensory


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    Formulating Functional Beverages
    10/16/2009 - Flavor may be king in functional beverages, but other members of the sensory “royal court,” such as visual appeal, mouthfeel and scent, also need careful consideration. ...
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    Fat from Food Tricks Brain Signals
    09/15/2009 - Fat molecules cause the brain to send messages to the body’s cells, warning them to ignore the appetite-suppressing signals from leptin and insulin, hormones involved in weight regulation....
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    A Natural and Clean-Label Solution to Food Protection
    09/01/2009 - Although preservatives perform a necessary food-safety function, many have unrecognizable, chemical-sounding names. However, natural, safe, effective preservatives—made from cultured sugar or vinegar—with label-friendly names help keep foods in the scope of the "natural food" category while maintaining peak food safety. Learn the ins and outs of these new natural preservatives and how they perform in various popular products. ...
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    Smoking Snuffs Out Taste Buds
    08/21/2009 - Smoking leads to decreased taste acuity in comparison to non-smokers, according to a study published in BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders....
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    Scientists Complete Melon Genome
    06/30/2009 - Scientists with Texas AgriLife Research have mapped the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers, which means tastier and healthier melons are on the horizon....
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    Pulling Consumer Perceptions From the JAR
    05/28/2009 - Just about right (JAR) questions, to determine consumer perception of products, have been widely used in the food industry research for at least two decades for a number of reasons. But correct employment of the technique is key to success. ...
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    Taste Preferences of Danish Schoolchildren Studied
    12/17/2008 - COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A study conducted by Danish Science Communication and food scientists from The Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, recently investigated the taste preferences of 8,900 Danish schoolchildren. This reportedly marks the first time that such a large-scale study has been conducted on the details surrounding the tastes of children.Results showed, in part, that boys...
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    Increasing Food's Sensory Appeal
    09/12/2008 - LINCOLN, New Zealand ─ A new research program is taking a novel approach to understanding the relationships between food structure and sensory perception.“Potentially, food formulations and processing should be able to be modified to produce great tasting products that have health benefits or a long shelf-life but currently have low sensory appeal,” says Marco Morgenstern, of Crop...
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    Citrus essential oils
    08/18/2008 - A line of citrus essential oils from Treatt USA, CitrustT™, includes lemon, orange, lime and expressed-lime products. The range comprises FTNF single-fold oils, multiple-fold oils and terpeneless options.Visit www.treatt.com...
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    Science of Taste and Flavor Design
    05/20/2008 - Sometimes, flavor technology starts with a physiological investigation of how the human body senses taste. Today, the science of taste has advanced far beyond mapping the areas of the tongue that sense sweet, salty and so on....
 

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