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flavor enhancer [2 records]

Record 1 2015-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
DEF

A substance that enhances the flavours of other substances without itself imparting any characteristics flavour of its own, e.g. monosodium glutamate and ribotide as well as sugar, salt, and vinegar in small quantities.

OBS

flavour enhancer: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

Not to be confused with "flavor" and "flavoring agent".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Substance ne possédant pas de propriétés organoleptiques par elle-même mais qui - ajoutée à un produit alimentaire - accroît sa flaveur.

CONT

Les principales matières utilisées à titre d'exhausteur de goût sont le glutamate de sodium - qui confère un goût d'umami - le maltol [...] des hydrolysats protidiques de végétaux supérieurs ou de levure [...]

OBS

renforçateur d'arôme : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
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Record 2 2008-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
CONT

For some applications, it may be desirable to add a flavor enhancer to the composition in order to achieve a good tasting product. Flavor enhancers provide a more pleasant sensation in the patient's mouth during consumption of the dosage-form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
DEF

Substance utilisée pour conférer un goût agréable et, souvent, une odeur à une préparation pharmaceutique.

OBS

En plus des aromatisants naturels, on utilise beaucoup d'aromatisants synthétiques (p. ex. : éthyl maltol, éthylvanilline).

Spanish

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