Raw or minimally processed vegetables are popular for health reasons and for their unique textural and flavor attributes. While many aroma volatiles are produced when plant tissues are mechanically disrupted, enzymes expressed in bacteria in oral microbiota such as cysteine--lyase (EC 4.4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Increased rates of illicit drug inhalation are thought to expose opiate misusers (OMUs) to an enhanced risk of respiratory health problems. This pilot study aimed to determine the feasibility of undertaking respiratory screening of OMUs in a community clinic.
Setting: Single-centre UK community substance misuse clinic.
Eating is a dynamic behaviour, in which food interacts with the mechanical and physiological environment of the mouth. This dynamic interaction changes the oral surfaces leaving particles of food and building up a film on the oral surfaces, which may impact on the temporal perception during the eating experience. The effect of repeated spoon to spoon ingestion of oil in water emulsion products (2%-50% w/w oil) was evaluated using descriptive in-mouth and after swallowing sensory attributes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe density and composition of a food matrix affect the rates of oral breakdown and in-mouth flavor release as well as the overall sensory experience. Agar gels of increasing concentration (1.0, 1.
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