Flavor, sensory interactions

2 important questions on Flavor, sensory interactions

What happens in taste mixtures?

Suppression (onderdrukken)
  • sweet and bitter (sweetness is suppressed)
  • sweet and sour (sour is suppressed)


Synergy (one taste enhances the intensity of an other) (stimuleren)
  • umami compounds
  • low salt concentration and sugar (the intensity of the sugar is higher)

The interaction between smell and taste

Door het toevoegen van een zoete geur wordt het product als zoeter ervaren.

In this case odor enhances taste perception.

Door het proeven van saccharin wordt de geur Benz sterker geconstateerd.

In this case taste enhances the odor.


Maar the congruency (gemeenschappelijkheid) between the taste and odour matters.
(e.g. het werkt niet met pindakaas of water)

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