Sensory and Volatile Flavor Analysis of Beverages
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Consumer Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2020) | Viewed by 80153
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Interests: wine microbiology; volatile acidity bio-reduction; food sensory evaluation; wine sensory evaluation
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Dear Colleagues,
Background: Beverage quality in the beverage industry is heavily influenced by ingredient flavor quality. Complexity is a term widely used in beverage degustation and is considered a positive characteristic and desirable in wines, beers and even in non-alcoholic drinks. But what is really complexity? Some authors state that complexity is an associative perception of multiple elements, especially from the synergy of several individual compounds and it is possible to consider the number of flavor compounds that can be detected as a complexity indicative.
To evaluate a beverage's complexity it is possible to choose chemical analysis, for the identification of flavor compounds. It is also possible to evaluate the human perception of the synergy by sensory analyses. The relation between both analyses, chemical and sensory, in beverages, is an extensive research area in the beverages industry.
Aim and Scope: This Special Issue invites researchers in the relevant field to submit original research and systematic reviews to expand knowledge in the field of sensory and volatile flavor analysis of beverages from product development, beverage product design, beverage sensory evaluation, and data treatment, and also consumer sensory perception.
History: Historically, the evaluation of beverage flavor, both sensorially and chemically, focused on the presence or absence of defects (e.g., clarity, color, volatile acidity, etc.). This frequently involved the use of “expert” tasters who evaluated the appearance, color, odor, taste, and mouthfeel to arrive at an overall impression of the beverage “quality” based on the absence of defects and the overall “balance” of the sensory properties. Development of analytical methods in the 19th century linked the measurement of sensory defects to beverage composition and served as a basis for many early laws aimed at protecting beverages “quality”.
We are inviting papers on the following topics: Newly-developed technologies in flavor beverage chemical and sensory analysis to address consumers’ concerns and needs. Flavor perception and multisensory aspects. Innovative sensory data treatments. Consumer-driven product development and optimization; the role of sensory perception, and consumer preferences in beverage flavor product design; interdisciplinary papers in the area of culinary science, gastronomy, nutrition, that will also contribute to the growing body of knowledge in the area of sensory and volatile flavor analysis of beverage and product design.
Prof. Alice Vilela
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Method development of flavor analysis
- Flavorants
- Flavor innovation
- Sensory perception
- Sensory methodologies
- Beverage flavor acceptance, preference, and consumer choice
- New approaches of sensory data treatment
- New approaches of chemometric tools for data treatment
- Flavor and aroma fingerprint
- Flavor and authenticity
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