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Survey of Flavor Science

Learn a wide breadth of flavor chemistry and technology topics.

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About the Course

Learn about a range of important topics in flavor chemistry and technology. The instructors will integrate discussion and examples of analytical methods, techniques, and tips that pertain to each area of focus. These areas include:

Basic flavor systems
Off-flavors, flavor applications
Flavor encapsulation
Flavor characterization
Flavor perception
Flavor generation/processing

This course was created in partnership with the Flavor Research and Education Center at The Ohio State University.

What You Will Learn

Solid grounding in flavor science
How sensory systems work together to produce flavors
Determination of off-flavors and how to reduce them in foods.

Who Should Attend

This course will cover significant territory in flavor science and thus will be valuable for a wide range of professionals having varying backgrounds in food and flavor chemistry. It will serve as a good overview/introduction to many of industry’s most pressing challenges, but will also provide a valuable refresher.

Course Outline

Day 1
Course Overview

Introduction to Flavor Science: flavor perception (taste, aroma, mouthfeel, chemesthetics); biology of flavor perception

Basic Flavor Systems: flavor creation; flavoring materials; flavor stability; industry applications

Flavor Characterization: aroma/taste/mouthfeel/chemesthetics; analysis of volatiles & non-volatiles; flavor discovery; flavoromics

Emulsions: what are they?; formation of emulsions; stability

Summary of Day 1
Day 2
Day 1 Questions

Flavor Generation and Processing: mechanism of flavor formation; enzymatic vs. non-enzymatic

Flavor Encapsulation: delivery of flavor; encapsulation formation; stability

Interactions and Release: types of interactions; mechanisms; products; influence of interactions on flavor release

Off-flavors: reactions in foods; lipid/oxidation reactions; causes; tainting/packaging

Summary of Course

Dates, Locations, and Prices

Five for four! Register five people for one course, one person for five courses, or any combination in between and your fifth registration is free. The free registration will be the course of the lowest price. Please note: This discount cannot be combined with any other discount offered.