(n.) The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.
(n.) Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.
Example Sentences:
(1) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
(2) In all in vitro test systems used to date, coffee and coffee aroma or their reactive compounds were metabolically deactivated in the presence of S-9.
(3) Similar correlation coefficients were obtained between salivary gland androst-16-ene steroid levels measured using either the complete or simplified versions of the colorimetric assay and the off-aroma and off-flavor sensory scores.
(4) Molecular masses of substances with high aroma effectiveness are below 200.
(5) The aroma of fruits and vegetables may be considered to originate from the basic nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, as well as vitamins and minerals.
(6) After enzyme inhibition with methanol the original volatile compounds of the fruits were investigated in order to compare the quantitative composition of the aroma substances in orange fruits and juices.
(7) Even their characteristic aroma - a heady mix of singed rubber, day-old sweat, urine and Gauloise smoke - has a certain appeal.
(8) Samples were evaluated by 10 trained judges using a 10-cm graphic scale for rating off-aroma, off-flavor, pork flavor, softness, tenderness, juiciness, and residual tissue.
(9) The aroma of cloudberries is characterised by the presence of aromatic compounds, which constitute about 53% of the essential oil.
(10) Its seems that light compounds, which are present in every food stuffs, give the fresh impression, and that more heavy components give the characteristic aromas.
(11) The moment we stepped off the train from Bangkok you could smell it, that glorious barbecue aroma … Food was everywhere; everyone was eating – even while driving along on their motorbikes.
(12) After the separation of the acids and after the fractionation of the aroma extracts on silicagel 119 aroma components have been identified in the neutral fractions by means of the combination gaschromatography--mass spectrometry.
(13) He has boycotted Canada due to the country's annual seal hunt and walked off stage at Coachella festival in 2009 , complaining about the aroma of barbecued meat.
(14) The influence of HTST-heating of the mash aroma composition during production of apply brandy has been investigated by means of gas chromatography and coupled gas chromatography--mass spectrometry.
(15) Internal and external characteristics of appearance, color, aroma, texture, bitterness and flavor, as well as general acceptability, were measured.
(16) Aroma, juicy mouthfeel, texture, flavor, and flavor off-notes of the cooked turkey were evaluated by seven judges using 150-mm unstructured line scales.
(17) The popularity of coffee is due not only to its pleasant taste and aroma but also to its physiologic and psychologic effects.
(18) "We live in a world of thousands of aroma molecules," he raves.
(19) Volatile components of two foodstuffs with characteristic aromas, apple and licorice, and fecal samples obtained from subjects on high-apple and licorice diets, were analyzed by head-space gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometer.
(20) There are not only interactions between aroma substances of sensoricphysiological character which may not be ignored.
Pungency
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.
Example Sentences:
(1) Such plants have been used for many centuries for the pungency and flavoring value, for their medicinal properties, and, in some parts of the world, their use also has religious connotations.
(2) When expressed as thermodynamic activity, nasal pungency thresholds remain remarkably constant within and across the homologous series of acetates and alcohols.
(3) Capsaicin analogues, such as olvanil, have similar properties with minimal initial pungency.
(4) Results imply that nasal pungency for these stimuli rests upon a physical, rather than chemical, interaction with susceptible mucosal structures.
(5) The estimation of total capsaicinoids by any simple, reliable method is shown to be adequate for quality control of pungency of Capsicum fruits.
(6) Tarragon's slightly clove-ish pungency makes it a good substi-tute for basil in many dishes.
(7) The rules of additivity of pungency in mixtures need explication.
(8) Two experiments are reported in which the perceptual interactions between oral pungency, evoked by CO2, and the taste of each of four tastants--sucrose (sweet), quinine sulfate (bitter), sodium chloride (salty), and tartaric acid (sour)--were explored.
(9) In experiment 1 the effect of three concentrations of each tastant on the stimulus-response function for perceived oral pungency, in terms of both rate of change (slope) and relative position along the perceived pungency axis, was determined.
(10) Such plants have been used for many centuries for their pungency and flavoring value, for their medicinal properties, and in some parts of the world, their use also has religious connotations.
(11) We measured detection thresholds for nasal pungency (in anosmics), odor (in normosmics) and eye irritation employing a homologous series of acetates: methyl through octyl acetate, decyl and dodecyl acetate.
(12) In three earlier parts in this series, the varieties, cultivation, and primary processing; the processed products, world production, and trade; and the chemistry of the color, aroma, and pungency stimuli have been reviewed.
(13) A comparison with two other spices, namely chilli and cinnamon, suggests a spectrum in which the frequency of symptoms is proportional to the pungency of the spice.
(14) Physiologists have been intensely studying the action of the highly potent pungency stimuli and social psychologists the curious aspect of growing acceptance and preference for the initially unacceptable pungency sensation.
(15) The carrier gas was humidified in order to limit airway irritation caused by the pungency of the volatile agents.
(16) Furthermore, odor was always hypoadditive in mixtures (i.e., mixtures were perceived as less intense than the sum of their components), whereas pungency was, mainly, additive, and even suggested hyperadditivity.
(17) Pungency as a sensory attribute, its evaluation, structure-activity relationship, and its increasing acceptance and preference by diverse populations of the world are of great interest to many research disciplines.
(18) The outcome of a scaling experiment employing normosmic subjects indicated that, with the exception of methanol and ethanol, pungency arose when perceived intensity reached a narrowly tuned criterion level.
(19) Do repetitive or continuous exposures to subthreshold concentrations increase sensitivity to those substances, so that they evoke pungency when they otherwise would not?
(20) In this part, the evaluation of quality through instrumental determination of the causal components and the sensory evaluation of color, aroma, and pungency are discussed.