Flavour Enhancers
Course coordinator : Professor Eglal Salem Presented by : Amira Mahmoud Elzayat Flavour enhancers are substances that have no pronounced flavour or taste of their own but which bring out and improve the flavours in the foods to which they are added. Although salt has a distinctive taste of its own and is not classed as a food additive, it is in fact the most widely used flavour enhancer. The most commonly used substances in this category are monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), disodium 5′-inosinate (IMP), and disodium 5′- guanylate (GMP). Salt, although not classed as a food additive, is the most widely used flavour enhancer. Natural flavour enhancers : most of species, roots, oils and extracts of some part of plants are used as natural flavours. It’s difficult to store them Their capacity to enhance flavour is not uniform . Artificial (synthetic) enhancers : As natural enhancers were expensive, there was a need to replace them by artificial ones Esters, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols are developed flavour enhancers. One synthetic scotch flavour is composed of more than two hundred different alcohol. The types of flavour enhancers are sub-divided as follows: Herbs Spices Condiments Confectionery products Drinks Examples of herbs are: aniseed, basil, chives, summer savory, borage, cacao, lemon melissa, dill, tarragon, angelica, hyssop, juniper berries, capers, caraway seed, chervil, garlic, coffee, cumin, coriander, mint, lovage, marjoram, horseradish, peppermint, parsley, pimpernel, rosemary, sage, celery, tea, thyme and watercress. Examples of spices are: mace, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, pimento, pepper, saffron, star aniseed, cinnamon, bay leaf, paprika, Spanish pepper, vanilla, ginger and yellow root (turmeric). Examples of condiments are: saltpetre, essences, yeast extracts, marmite (vegetable yeast product) and MSG (sodium glutaminate).
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