Scientists sniff out the substances behind the aroma in the 'king of fruits'
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 11:31
in Mathematics & Economics
The latest effort to decipher the unique aroma signature of the durian—revered as the "king of fruits" in southeast Asia but reviled elsewhere as the world's foulest smelling food—has uncovered several new substances that contribute to the fragrance. The research appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.