Food flavours : biology and chemistry /
How does the nose know what it smells? How do we taste foods? What gives foods their characteristic flavours? How do the methods of food preparation and processing change the flavours of foods? Food Flavours answers these questions and much more, in a clear and understandable manner, describing the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
[1997]
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| Series: | RSC paperbacks.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | How does the nose know what it smells? How do we taste foods? What gives foods their characteristic flavours? How do the methods of food preparation and processing change the flavours of foods? Food Flavours answers these questions and much more, in a clear and understandable manner, describing the composition of flavour compounds and the contributions they make to our sensory experiences. The book begins with the chemical reactions by which chemical compounds develop in plants, and continues through the processing and preparation of foods. It then turns to our chemical sensory systems to descr. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 184755086X 9781847550866 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/9781847550866 |