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29 Citations
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Aromas Influencing the GABAergic System

  • Neville Hartley and
  • Craig S. McLachlan

Aromas have a powerful influence in our everyday life and are known to exhibit an array of pharmacological properties, including anxiolytic, anti-stress, relaxing, and sedative effects. Numerous animal and human studies support the use of aromas and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,441 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Basal Defoliation on Wine Aromas: A Meta-Analysis

  • Yu Wang,
  • Lei He,
  • Qiuhong Pan,
  • Changqing Duan and
  • Jun Wang

Basal defoliation, as one of the most common viticulture management practices to modify fruit zone microclimates, has been widely applied aiming at improving wine quality. Wine aroma contributes greatly to wine quality, yet the effects of basal defol...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,305 Views
16 Pages

Sensory Lexicons and Formation Pathways of Off-Aromas in Dairy Ingredients: A Review

  • Xueqian Su,
  • Monica Tortorice,
  • Samuel Ryo,
  • Xiang Li,
  • Kim Waterman,
  • Andrea Hagen and
  • Yun Yin

28 January 2020

Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the health benefits of dairy ingredients. However, products fortified with dairy proteins are experiencing considerable aroma challenges. Practices to improve the flavor quality of dairy proteins require a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,564 Views
17 Pages

21 September 2024

This study aimed to formulate a black bean soy sauce using black beans and black rice as media for the solid-state fermentation of white truffle. Various proportions of these media (4:0, 3:1, 2:2, 1:3, and 0:4) were prepared, with methionine concentr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
2,842 Views
12 Pages

1 August 2023

Pineapple aroma is characterized by several esters, which confers its fresh and fruity aroma. However, high concentrations of methyl hexanoate and thioesters bring an undesired pungently sweet aroma and sulfurous notes to pineapple juice. This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,142 Views
13 Pages

Wild Saccharomyces Produced Differential Aromas of Fermented Sauvignon Blanc Must

  • Sandra D. C. Mendes,
  • Stefany Grützmann Arcari,
  • Simone Silmara Werner,
  • Patricia Valente and
  • Mauricio Ramirez-Castrillon

Nine Saccharomyces strains, previously isolated from vineyards in Southern Brazil, were used as starter cultures in fermentations of Sauvignon Blanc (SB) must at laboratory scale, to study inter-strain differences in aroma profiles. The molecular pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,224 Views
23 Pages

The goal of this study is to assess to what extent non-Saccharomyces yeasts can introduce aromatic changes of industrial interest in fermentative, varietal and aged aromas of wine. Aroma precursors from Riesling and Garnacha grapes were extracted and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,886 Views
12 Pages

Varietal Aromas of Fortified Wines from Different Moscato Var. (Vitis vinifera L.) under the Same Pedoclimatic Conditions

  • Antonella Verzera,
  • Maria Merlino,
  • Fabrizio Cincotta,
  • Ottavia Prestia,
  • Antonio Sparacio,
  • Salvatore Sparla and
  • Concetta Condurso

22 October 2021

Vitis vinifera L. cv. Moscato includes different varieties mainly used to produce sweet wines, such as fortified wines. Moscato grapes are characterized by a large number of free and glycosylated monoterpenoids giving very aromatic wines. However, th...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,129 Views
15 Pages

Understanding the aroma profile of wines made from cold climate grapes is needed to help winemakers produce quality aromatic wines. The current study aimed to add to the very limited knowledge of aroma-imparting compounds in wines made from the lesse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,857 Views
13 Pages

The Impact of Vanilla and Lemon Aromas on Sensory Perception in Plant-Based Yogurts Measured with Static and Dynamic Methods

  • Maija Greis,
  • Roosa Kukkonen,
  • Anna-Maija Lampi,
  • Laila Seppä,
  • Riitta Partanen and
  • Mari Sandell

8 July 2022

The application of cross-modal interaction is a potential strategy to tackle the challenges related to poor sensory properties, such as thin mouthfeel, in plant-based yogurts. Thus, we aim to study the influence of aroma compounds possibly congruent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,010 Views
16 Pages

15 October 2021

Currently, there is a growing demand for flavorings, especially of natural origin. It is worth paying attention to the biotechnological processes of flavor production, characterized by simplicity, high efficiency and relatively low cost. In this stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,706 Views
26 Pages

5 January 2024

Natural aromas like cinnamaldehyde are suitable solvents to extract curcuminoids, the active ingredients found in the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. In a pursuit to find other nature-based solvents, capable of solving curcumin, forty fragrances and fla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,143 Views
12 Pages

2-Methyloxolane as a Bio-Based Solvent for Green Extraction of Aromas from Hops (Humulus lupulus L.)

  • Vincent Rapinel,
  • Aziadé Chemat,
  • Cyrille Santerre,
  • Justine Belay,
  • Farnaz Hanaei,
  • Nadine Vallet,
  • Laurence Jacques and
  • Anne-Sylvie Fabiano-Tixier

The potential of using the bio-based solvent 2-methyloxolane, also known as 2-methyltetrahydrofuran or 2-MeTHF, as an alternative to petroleum solvents such as hexane, was investigated for the extraction of volatile compounds from hop cones (Humulus ...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,755 Views
7 Pages

11 October 2022

Due to the lack of studies addressing the influence of real food matrices on integrated organophilic pervaporation/fractionated condensation processes, the present work analyses the impact of the real matrix of sardine cooking wastewaters on the frac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,991 Views
15 Pages

Jasmonates Play an Important Role in Differential Accumulation of Key Oolong Tea Aromas in Two Tea Varieties (Camellia sinensis)

  • Xin-Lei Li,
  • Hui-Li Deng,
  • Yu-Cheng Zheng,
  • Xiang-Rui Kong,
  • Qiu-Sheng Zhong,
  • Xiao-Mei You,
  • Rui-Yang Shan,
  • Zheng-He Lin,
  • Zhi-Hui Chen and
  • Chang-Song Chen

Aroma is an important factor in the measurement of the quality and market value of oolong tea. However, it is hard to develop an oolong tea with good aroma quality using unsuitable tea varieties. To explore the key factors of tea varieties in the for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,423 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Lemongrass Essential Oil on Key Aromas of Pickled Radish During Storage Using HS–GC–IMS and in Silico Approaches

  • Zelin Li,
  • Ziqi Gao,
  • Chao Li,
  • Yanghuan Wu,
  • Yiqiu Xia,
  • Linyu Ni,
  • Jing Yan,
  • Yifan Hu,
  • Dongyu Wang and
  • Xiuwei Liu
  • + 3 authors

21 February 2025

To investigate the effects of lemongrass essential oil on the key volatile aroma compounds of pickled radish (PR) during storage, this study used headspace–gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry, fingerprint analysis, multivariate s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,475 Views
15 Pages

Natural Appetite Control: Food-Derived Aromas as Appetite Decreasing Agents—A Proof-of-Concept Study

  • Michaela Godyla-Jabłoński,
  • Natalia Pachura,
  • Marta Klemens,
  • Julia Wolska and
  • Jacek Łyczko

27 February 2025

Background and Objective: The global population is struggling with significant health challenges, among which overweight and obesity stand out. Currently, 61% of adults and 7.5% of children and adolescents are affected, underscoring the urgent need f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,021 Views
12 Pages

Classification of Tea Aromas Using Multi-Nanoparticle Based Chemiresistor Arrays

  • Tuo Gao,
  • Yongchen Wang,
  • Chengwu Zhang,
  • Zachariah A. Pittman,
  • Alexandra M. Oliveira,
  • Kan Fu,
  • Jing Zhao,
  • Ranjan Srivastava and
  • Brian G. Willis

4 June 2019

Nanoparticle based chemical sensor arrays with four types of organo-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were introduced to classify 35 different teas, including black teas, green teas, and herbal teas. Integrated sensor arrays were made using m...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,837 Views
23 Pages

Wine Faults: State of Knowledge in Reductive Aromas, Oxidation and Atypical Aging, Prevention, and Correction Methods

  • Štefan Ailer,
  • Silvia Jakabová,
  • Lucia Benešová and
  • Violeta Ivanova-Petropulos

The review summarizes the latest scientific findings and recommendations for the prevention of three very common wine faults of non-microbial origin. The first group, presented by the reductive aromas, is caused mainly by excessive H2S and other vola...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,572 Views
18 Pages

The aroma profile of red wine is complex and research focusing on aroma compounds and their links to viticultural and enological practices is needed. Current research is limited to wines made from cold-hardy cultivars (interspecific hybrids of vinife...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,261 Views
12 Pages

Fast and Reliable Multiresidue Analysis of Aromas in Wine by Means of Gas Chromatography Coupled with Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

  • Ettore Guerriero,
  • Massimo Iorizzo,
  • Marina Cerasa,
  • Ivan Notardonato,
  • Bruno Testa,
  • Francesco Letizia,
  • Cristina Di Fiore,
  • Mario Vincenzo Russo and
  • Pasquale Avino

The paper would like to show a direct injection into GC-MS/QqQ for the determination of secondary aromas in white wine samples fermented in two different ways. The procedure has been compared with more traditional methods used in this field, i.e., he...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,280 Views
12 Pages

14 October 2021

The unique fruity aroma of strawberries, a popular fruit of high economic value, is closely related to all the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contained within them. Despite extensive studies on the identification of VOCs in strawberries, systemati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,846 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of the Key Aroma Compounds in Different Aroma Types of Chinese Yellow Tea

  • Xin Hong,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Ronggang Jiang,
  • Tengfei Hu,
  • Xuexue Zheng,
  • Jianan Huang,
  • Zhonghua Liu and
  • Qin Li

21 December 2022

Yellow tea is one of the six major tea categories in China. The floral fragrance type, high-fired fragrance type, fresh fragrance type, and corn-like fragrance type were the main aroma types of yellow tea screened by QDA. A total of 103 volatiles wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,792 Views
14 Pages

Fruit Wine Obtained from Melon by-Products: Physico-Chemical and Sensory Analysis, and Characterization of Key Aromas by GC-MS

  • José Ángel Salas-Millán,
  • Arantxa Aznar,
  • Encarnación Conesa,
  • Andrés Conesa-Bueno and
  • Encarna Aguayo

13 November 2022

About 20% of fresh fruits and vegetables are rejected for not meeting the superficial aesthetic standards (color, shape, and size). Part of the food production is not used in the human food chain. The transformation of these fresh products into novel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
7,785 Views
17 Pages

Revealing the Usefulness of Aroma Networks to Explain Wine Aroma Properties: A Case Study of Portuguese Wines

  • Sílvia Petronilho,
  • Ricardo Lopez,
  • Vicente Ferreira,
  • Manuel A. Coimbra and
  • Sílvia M. Rocha

9 January 2020

Wine aroma is the result of complex interactions between volatile compounds and non-volatile ones and individual perception phenomenon. In this work, an aroma network approach, that links volatile composition (chromatographic data) with its correspon...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,998 Views
19 Pages

Sensory characteristics and flavour profiles of lactic-acid-fermented foods are influenced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) metabolic activities. The flavour compounds released/produced are directly linked to the sensory characteristics of fermented cer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,542 Views
17 Pages

23 February 2024

Flammulina filiformis (F. filiformis) is called the ‘benefiting intelligence’ mushroom. There is a notable difference between a yellow cultivar (with a robust aroma) and a white mutant cultivar (with a high yield) of F. filiformis. A thor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
498 Views
25 Pages

7 January 2026

This study aimed to analyze the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for different rice aroma types using sensory evaluation, headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), and gas chromatography-ion mobility...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,198 Views
22 Pages

Characterization of Key Aroma Compounds of Soy Sauce-like Aroma Produced in Ferment of Soybeans by Bacillus subtilis BJ3-2

  • Qibo Tan,
  • Yongjun Wu,
  • Cen Li,
  • Jing Jin,
  • Lincheng Zhang,
  • Shuoqiu Tong,
  • Zhaofeng Chen,
  • Li Ran,
  • Lu Huang and
  • Zeyan Zuo

28 August 2024

Fermented soybeans are popular among many for their rich soy sauce-like aroma. However, the precise composition of this aroma remains elusive, with key aroma compounds unidentified. In this study, we screened the candidate genes ilvA and serA in BJ3-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,525 Views
13 Pages

20 March 2022

Baking is widely accepted for aroma enhancement of black tea, and studies have mainly focused on the aroma or chemical substances under a specified baking condition. Understanding of the feedback between aroma substances and characteristics is urgent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,137 Views
22 Pages

21 January 2025

Zhuyeqing is a flavored liquor with a unique flavor blended with Qingxiangxing Baijiu (Fenjiu) and botanical extracts. The aroma characteristics of Zhuyeqing were investigated using a sensomics approach. Ninety-three odorants, among them 64 odorants...

  • Review
  • Open Access
164 Citations
14,259 Views
26 Pages

Secondary Aroma: Influence of Wine Microorganisms in Their Aroma Profile

  • Maria Carpena,
  • Maria Fraga-Corral,
  • Paz Otero,
  • Raquel A. Nogueira,
  • Paula Garcia-Oliveira,
  • Miguel A. Prieto and
  • Jesus Simal-Gandara

27 December 2020

Aroma profile is one of the main features for the acceptance of wine. Yeasts and bacteria are the responsible organisms to carry out both, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation is in turn, responsible for transforming grape ju...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,458 Views
16 Pages

Changes in Sensory Properties, Physico-Chemical Characteristics, and Aromas of Ras Cheese under Different Coating Techniques

  • Dina A. Amer,
  • Abdinn A. M. Albadri,
  • Hanaa A. El-Hamshary,
  • Yasser Nehela,
  • Abeer H. Makhlouf,
  • Mohamed Y. El-Hawary and
  • Sameh A. Awad

17 May 2023

Ras cheese is one of the main hard cheeses in Egypt and is well-known worldwide. Herein, we investigated the potential effects of different coating techniques on the physico-chemical characteristics, sensory properties, and aroma-related volatile org...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,688 Views
32 Pages

The Potential of High Voltage Discharges for Green Solvent Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Aromas from Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)—Computational Simulation and Experimental Methods

  • Marinela Nutrizio,
  • Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić,
  • Zvonimir Marijanović,
  • Igor Dubrović,
  • Marko Viskić,
  • Elena Mikolaj,
  • Farid Chemat and
  • Anet Režek Jambrak

14 August 2020

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is a Mediterranean medicinal and aromatic plant widely used due to valuable bioactive compounds (BACs) and aromas. The aim of the study was to evaluate the extraction of intracellular compounds from rosemary combi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,716 Views
11 Pages

Influence of Prebiotic Fructans on Retronasal Aroma from Elderly Individuals

  • Carolina Muñoz-González,
  • Marine Brule,
  • Christophe Martin,
  • Gilles Feron and
  • Francis Canon

This study investigates for the first time the role of fructans with prebiotic effects (oligofructose and inulin) on retronasal aroma among elderly individuals. The impact of oligofructose (20% w/w) on retronasal aroma release was investigated using...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
9,789 Views
33 Pages

29 August 2023

Perception of flavor is a dynamic process during which the concentration of aroma molecules at the olfactory epithelium varies with time as they are released progressively from the food in the mouth during consumption. The release kinetics depends on...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,237 Views
30 Pages

Advances in Food Aroma Analysis: Extraction, Separation, and Quantification Techniques

  • Dandan Pu,
  • Zikang Xu,
  • Baoguo Sun,
  • Yanbo Wang,
  • Jialiang Xu and
  • Yuyu Zhang

9 April 2025

Decoding the aroma composition plays a key role in designing and producing foods that consumers prefer. Due to the complex matrix and diverse aroma compounds of foods, isolation and quantitative analytical methods were systematically reviewed. Select...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,501 Views
20 Pages

Aroma Compound Release from Starches of Different Origins: A Physicochemical Study

  • Maria-Magdalini Emmanouil,
  • Alexandra Skartsila,
  • Pelagia Katsou,
  • Lampros Farmakis,
  • Athanasia Koliadima and
  • John Kapolos

3 February 2025

Sensory properties, particularly aroma, play a crucial role in consumers’ acceptance and perceived quality of food. The release and the perception of aroma compounds is affected by their interaction with nonvolatile ingredients of foods, such a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,920 Views
19 Pages

20 September 2023

Flavor is an essential element of food quality. Flavor can be improved by adding flavoring substances or via microbial fermentation to impart aroma. Aroma-producing yeasts are a group of microorganisms that can produce aroma compounds, providing a st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,127 Views
15 Pages

Unraveling the Key Odorants in Floral-Fruity Aroma Pu-Erh Tea via GC-O-MS, GC-MS/MS, Aroma Recombination, and Omission Tests

  • Xianxiu Zhou,
  • Jiajing Hu,
  • Hongchun Cui,
  • Jiahao Tang,
  • Yongwen Jiang,
  • Haibo Yuan,
  • Jiahua Li and
  • Yanqin Yang

17 September 2025

Floral–fruity aroma Pu-erh tea (FFAPET) is highly valued by consumers for its distinctive and appealing fragrance. This study conducted a comprehensive investigation into the volatile components of FFAPET using advanced analytical techniques, i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,577 Views
10 Pages

Effects of Ethanol Concentration on Oral Aroma Release After Wine Consumption

  • Carolina Muñoz-González,
  • María Pérez-Jiménez,
  • Celia Criado and
  • María Ángeles Pozo-Bayón

6 September 2019

This paper evaluates, for the first time, the effects of ethanol concentration on the dynamics of oral (immediate and prolonged) aroma release after wine consumption. To do this, the intraoral aroma release of 10 panelists was monitored at two sampli...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,583 Views
22 Pages

Aroma Formation, Release, and Perception in Aquatic Products Processing: A Review

  • Weiwei Fan,
  • Xiaoying Che,
  • Pei Ma,
  • Ming Chen and
  • Xuhui Huang

29 July 2025

Flavor, as one of the primary factors that attracts consumers, has always been a crucial indicator for evaluating the quality of food. From processing to final consumption, the conditions that affect consumers’ perception of the aroma of aquati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,143 Views
11 Pages

There are many interactions that occur between taste and aroma that may impact perception. The main objective of this study was to ascertain whether the aroma fraction of wine should be considered when investigating relationships between chemical com...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
9,536 Views
19 Pages

A wine’s aroma profile is an important part of the criteria affecting wine acceptability by consumers. Its characterisation is complex because volatile molecules usually belong to different classes such as alcohols, esters, aldehydes, acids, te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,512 Views
21 Pages

16 July 2025

Aroma is an important indicator for evaluating the quality of baijiu. In this study, we determined the aroma-active compounds in four representative brands of strong-aroma baijiu from Sichuan and Jianghuai regions through GC-MS/O, and GC-TOF-MS quant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,224 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of Aroma Characteristics of Dried Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Prepared by Five Different Procedures

  • Weizhen Sun,
  • Hongwu Ji,
  • Di Zhang,
  • Zewei Zhang,
  • Shucheng Liu and
  • Wenkui Song

6 November 2022

Litopenaeus vannamei is one of the most popular shrimp species in the world and has been reported in studies on its dryness and flavor. However, the aroma characteristics of shrimps dried with different drying methods are compared in a unified way, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
10,379 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Food Emulsifiers on Aroma Release

  • Jia-Jia Li,
  • Man Dong,
  • Yan-Long Liu,
  • Lu-Lu Zhang,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Zi-Yu Yang,
  • Jing-Nan Ren,
  • Si-Yi Pan and
  • Gang Fan

This study aimed to determine the influence of different emulsifiers or xanthan-emulsifier systems on the release of aroma compounds. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and GC-MS were used to study the effects of varying concentrations of xanthan gum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,932 Views
16 Pages

Aroma Potential of German Riesling Winegrapes during Late-Stage Ripening

  • Thi H. Nguyen,
  • Daniel Zimmermann and
  • Dominik Durner

The “aromatic maturity” of winegrapes is not fully understood, particularly during the later stages of ripening. The contribution of grapes to wine aroma has historically been challenging to determine, given most aroma compounds originate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,961 Views
12 Pages

Aroma Properties of Cocoa Fruit Pulp from Different Origins

  • Thomas Bickel Haase,
  • Ute Schweiggert-Weisz,
  • Eva Ortner,
  • Holger Zorn and
  • Susanne Naumann

15 December 2021

Cocoa pulp occurs as a by-product of cocoa bean production and can be repurposed to different food applications, such as jams, fruit preparations and beverages, improving the sustainability of cocoa production, as well as the livelihoods of cocoa far...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,681 Views
15 Pages

Concentrate Apple Juice Industry: Aroma and Pomace Valuation as Food Ingredients

  • Elisabete Coelho,
  • Mariana Pinto,
  • Rita Bastos,
  • Marco Cruz,
  • Cláudia Nunes,
  • Sílvia M. Rocha and
  • Manuel A. Coimbra

9 March 2021

Apple concentrate juice industry generates a flavored coproduct (apple aroma) recovered in the evaporation process, which is poorly valuated due to the lack of chemical characterization and standardization. In this study, industry apple aroma was cha...

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