Introduction to Aroma Research

Zusammenfassung
`Rothe has done a good job ... and (I) highly recommend it to anyone interested in entering this field or associated with the field.'
Journal of Controlled Release, 14, 1990

Inhalt

1. Research in the flavour field present situation and trends.- 1.1. Human perception of odour and taste.- 1.2. Attributes contributing to flavour sensation.- 1.3. Terminology.- 1.3.1. Main terms.- 1.3.2. Off-flavour.- 1.3.3. Flavour potentiation and modification.- 1.4. Aroma and flavour: the consumer's point of view.- 1.5. Development of aroma research.- 1.5.1. Historical and modern aspects.- 1.5.2. Problems and perspectives in food flavouring.- 2. Aroma analysis.- 2.1. Sensory analysis.- 2.1.1. Sensory testing and evaluation methods.- 2.1.2. Sensory versus instrumental analysis.- 2.2. Chromatographic analysis.- 2.2.1. Development of chromatographic techniques.- 2.2.2. Isolation and concentration procedures.- 2.2.3. Thin layer chromatography.- 2.2.4. Gas chromatography.- 2.3. Spectrometric identification.- 2.4. Food aroma components.- 2.4.1. Occurrence in food and beverages.- 2.4.2. Aroma efficacy and threshold value.- 2.4.3. Weighting problems.- 2.5. Relationship between sensory and instrumental data.- 3. General problems in aroma research.- 3.1. Chemistry and biochemistry of aroma formation.- 3.2. Interrelation between practical aroma problems.- 3.3. Nutritional aspects of food flavour.- 4. Future aspects.- 5. Time table about the history of production, processing and consumption of aroma-rich foods and flavourings.- Literature.- Bibliography of actual literature to the topic.- Author index.