Identification of Novel Orosensory Active Molecules in Cured Vanilla Beans (Vanilla planifolia)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3729-3737

  Schwarz, Bernd ^a   Hofmann, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Vanilla; mouth coating; taste; taste dilution analysis

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; VANILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SENSATION; TASTE; VANILLA;

ADULT; BENZALDEHYDES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SENSATION; SOLVENTS; TASTE; VANILLA;

VANILLA PLANIFOLIA;

EID: 66149153904     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900086m     Document Type: Article

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