Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.

The characteristic flavor of exotic tropical fruits is one of their most attractive attributes to consumers. In this article, the enormous diversity of exotic fruit flavors is reviewed. Classifying some of the exotic fruits into two classes on the basis of whether esters or terpenes predominate in t...

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Main Authors: Olusegun, Lasekan, Ali Abbas, Kassim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24203/
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description The characteristic flavor of exotic tropical fruits is one of their most attractive attributes to consumers. In this article, the enormous diversity of exotic fruit flavors is reviewed. Classifying some of the exotic fruits into two classes on the basis of whether esters or terpenes predominate in the aroma was also attempted. Indeed, as far as exotic tropical fruits are concerned, the majority of fruits have terpenes predominating in their aroma profile. Some of the fruits in this group are the Amazonian fruits such as pitanga, umbu-caja, camu-camu, garcinia, and bacuri. The ester group is made up of rambutan, durians, star fruit, snake fruit, acerola, tamarind, sapodilla, genipap, soursop, cashew, melon, jackfruit, and cupuacu respectively. Also, the role of sulphur-volatiles in some of the exotic fruits is detailed.
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spelling upm-242032014-04-07T08:08:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24203/ Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review. Olusegun, Lasekan Ali Abbas, Kassim The characteristic flavor of exotic tropical fruits is one of their most attractive attributes to consumers. In this article, the enormous diversity of exotic fruit flavors is reviewed. Classifying some of the exotic fruits into two classes on the basis of whether esters or terpenes predominate in the aroma was also attempted. Indeed, as far as exotic tropical fruits are concerned, the majority of fruits have terpenes predominating in their aroma profile. Some of the fruits in this group are the Amazonian fruits such as pitanga, umbu-caja, camu-camu, garcinia, and bacuri. The ester group is made up of rambutan, durians, star fruit, snake fruit, acerola, tamarind, sapodilla, genipap, soursop, cashew, melon, jackfruit, and cupuacu respectively. Also, the role of sulphur-volatiles in some of the exotic fruits is detailed. Taylor & Francis 2012-08 Article PeerReviewed Olusegun, Lasekan and Ali Abbas, Kassim (2012) Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 52 (8). pp. 726-735. ISSN 1040-8398 http://www.tandfonline.com/ 10.1080/10408398.2010.507910 English
spellingShingle Olusegun, Lasekan
Ali Abbas, Kassim
Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title_full Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title_fullStr Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title_full_unstemmed Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title_short Distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: A review.
title_sort distinctive exotic flavour and aroma compounds of some exotic tropical fruits and berries: a review.
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