Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 115, Issue 3, Pages 843-851Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.01.012
Keywords
Nutritionally fortified drink; SPME; OAV; Sensory quality; Health concern
Funding
- TEKES (the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation)
- ABS (The Finnish Graduate School on Applied Bioscience: Biciengineering, Food and Nutrition, Environment)
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The relationships between volatile composition, sensory profile and liking of four Finnish wellness beverages were determined. Wellness beverages are finely carbonated nutritionally fortified functional drinks and are a fast growing product category in many countries. The aroma compounds of wellness beverages were extracted by solid phase microextraction and analysed by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The purpose of this experiment was to identify the sensory and chemical quality characters required for a positive hedonic response. The effect of consumers' health concerns on liking was also studied. This paper demonstrates that ethyl hexanoate, a-pinene, 3-hexenol, and hexyl acetate contribute to citrus-like and fresh odours and increase the liking of wellness beverages. On the other hand, 2-heptanone, which correlated with the calcium content, creates an off-flavour that is not pleasant for the consumer. Consumers who were more concerned about their health rated the wellness beverages as more pleasant. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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