Chapter 1 Flashcards
Sensory Criteria
Sight, Odor, Taste, Touch, Hearing
Sight
first impression of foods: shapes, colors, consistency, serving size, and presence
Odor
spicy, flowery, fruity, resinous, burnt, and foul
Volatile Molecules
Molecules capable of evaporating like gas into the air.
Classification of Odors
spicy, flowery, fruity, resinous, burnt, and foul
Taste
Taste buds are located on the tongue, mouth plates, and pharynx.
Gustatory
Cells relay a message to the brain via one of the cranial nerves.
Six Taste Stimuli
sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami, oleogustus
Sweet
the sweetness of sugar comes from the chemical configuration of its molecule. Sugars, glycols, alcohols, and aldehydes.
Sour
The sour taste comes from food acids, it is related to hydrogen ions.
Bitter
caffeine (tea coffee), theobromine (chocolate), phenolic compounds (grapefruit)
Salty
ionize salts like sodium ions in sodium chloride
Umami
It is a savory flavor, imparting the taste of beef broth but without salt.
Oleogustus
It is the taste of fat. Medium and long-chain esterified fatty acids produce a unique taste sensation separate from the basic tastes.
Touch
Conveys to the food’s texture, consistency, astringency, and temperature.