Perceptual interactions among food odors: Major influences on odor intensity evidenced with a set of 222 binary mixtures of key odorants

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 353; p. 129483
• Main Authors: Ma, Yue, Tang, Ke, Xu, Yan, Thomas-Danguin, Thierry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2021
• Subjects: Dominance; food chemistry; Masking; odor compounds; Odor interaction; odors; Partial addition; Pleasantness; Synergy; Odor interaction; Dominance; Masking; Synergy; Partial addition; Pleasantness

•Intensity of binary odor mixtures of food odorants is shaped by perceptual interactions.•In most cases, the odor intensity of binary mixtures is close to the stronger component.•In almost all cases, the components’ odors could be perceived within the mixture.•Odor masking occurred more frequently w...