New Device Could Help Improve Taste of Foods Low in Fat, Sugar and Salt
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 05:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Scientists may be closing in on a way to let consumers savor the sweet taste of cake, cookies and other culinary delights without the sugar rush. In preliminary tests using a new device developed in-house that allows them to screen for odor compounds in real foods, they have isolated several natural aromatic molecules that could be used to trick our brains into believing that desserts and other foods contain more fat, sugar or salt than they actually do.