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The Chemistry of Food and Flavor

INTRODUCTION  It is definitely a wonderful thing to smell a freshly baked bread because its smell is irresistible,lemon tastes so sharp and chocolate immediately melts into the mouth,ever wondered Why? All the answers lie in the field of chemistry. Each and every flavor,aroma and the texture that we experience during eating is the result of complex chemical reactions which happens in the food—before,after and even while cooking the food. Sup Food can only be not considered as a fuel,rather it is a delicious chemistry experiment which happens on our plates. In this blog post,let's explore what exactly flavor is? , the sense of taste,how aroma is the soul of flavor and the chemical reactions which comes in action during the process of cooking. WHAT IS FLAVOR? Whenever we say that some kind of food tasted very delicious, we actually mean about the combination of taste,smell and texture that it carries. The tongue can detect only five types of basic tastes which are as foll...