Flavor Chemistry and Technology

Book excerpt: Abstract: A text for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in food technology combines the essentials of both flavor chemistry (4 chapters) and flavor technology (10 chapters). Topics under flavor chemistry cover: sampling and analysis methods; the biogenesis of flavor in fruits and vegetables; changes that occur in food flavors during or as a result of processing; and off-flavors in foods and their causes. Topics under food technology include: the nature and utility of food flavors and flavoring materials; natural flavorings; flavoring materials produced by food processing and preparation; synthetic flavoring materials; flavor potentiators and their properties; the art and science ofthe development of flavors and their sensory evaluation; methods for flavor production; applications of flavorings in the food processing industry; the regulatory aspects of flavors; and analytical methods and sensory assessments for quality control. Literature references are presented at the end of each chapter, and numerous illustrations and tabular data are presented throughout the text.