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香りの科学

香りの科学

Does Tea Aroma Make Lemon Slower to Notice?

A brief switch from tea to lemon odor delayed responses compared with odorless air. A study explores familiarity, odor grouping, and alternative explanations.
香りの科学

How Do Fermentation Strains Change Pea-Protein Aroma and Bitterness?

Screening 69 strains identified promising starters for pea-protein drinks. Larger chemical changes did not always mean better flavor.
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Plant-Milk Aroma Depends on the Ingredient–Bacterium Pairing

Four plant milks and 15 bacterial strains reveal different aroma changes, with sensory tests checking predictions from volatile-compound data.
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Can Creamy Aroma Make Plant-Based Milk Feel Richer?

Milky-creamy flavorings raised fat-related mouthfeel ratings in pea-protein drinks. Nose-clip tests and physical measurements help explain the findings.
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Can Aroma Too Faint to Notice Change Sweetness?

In a small study, ethyl butyrate set below detection threshold increased sweetness ratings at fixed sugar content, with different results for maltol.
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Can Air Bubbles Preserve Gummy Flavor with Less Sugar?

Aerating equal-volume gummy-like gels changed aroma and sugar delivery without significantly reducing peak strawberry-flavor ratings in a small study.
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Can Mint Aroma and Cooling Change Perceived Sweetness?

A study of peach and mint model foods explores how aroma, taste, and cooling interact, and why more mint enhanced sweetness only at a high cooling-agent level.
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Does “Refreshing” Taste Different to Different People?

A study of 160 consumers found different refreshing sensations associated with mint and cooling, acidity, and low thickness in model food gels.
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Coffee for Enjoyment or a Wake-Up: Does Preparation Smell Different?

Coffee drinkers motivated by sensory enjoyment valued preparation aromas more than those seeking stimulation, but taste satisfaction did not differ significantly.
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Coffee’s Fruity Aroma Also Depends on Fermentation and Washing

A Yunnan farm study linked extended fermentation to fruitier, more acidic coffee and traced the effects of microbes, bean metabolism, washing, and drying.