Sensory
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What is Off-Odor?
What is off-odor? The true answer is you’ll know it when you smell it! Doesn’t have to stink like dead fish or 2 week old ground beef left in the refrigerator, although those certainly are obnoxious. Off-odor can be a nice fresh floral smell, like that of a rose, only the rose aroma originates from […]
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Carbonated beverage sulfur off-odor
A sulfur off-odor was reported in specific lots of diet cola. The client was unable to successfully identify the chemical nature of the odorant and samples were sent to VAC for further analysis. Upon receipt at the VAC lab, sulfur odor was noticeable upon simple organoleptic analysis of the diet cola. A series of extraction […]
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Odorous Compounds from Sweet Potatoes
A method was developed and tested to identify and measure volatile components generated from sweet-potato bread as it baked for the purpose of determining if hazardous chemicals identified by the National Space and Aeronautical Agency (NASA)’s maximum allowable concentrations list (SMACs) were present. A 14.5kL enclosed chamber made of polyethylene and polyvinylchloride was constructed to […]
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Volatile Analysis Corporation establishes research and development division at HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology
PRESS RELEASE Huntsville, Ala. — Volatile Analysis Corporation has established a research and development division at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to research volatile metabolites produced by infectious diseases. The goal of the new division is to apply odor-detecting methods to disease detection and develop early warning and rapid, non-invasive, affordable diagnostic tests. “Volatile [...] -
Five Big Trends in Cleaning Products
Cleaning products have become essential in the everyday life of the modern consumer. Identify niches in this industry with this definitive guide to current trends and drivers in the sector, brought to you by the leading experts at Smithers Apex. We hope you enjoy this information. Check out what Volatile can do to help your [...] -
Statistics of Sensory Assessment: Cohen’s Kappa
Statistics of Sensory Using people as diagnostic sensors produces more variation than instrumental methods. There are situations where the benefits of human-based measures outweigh their inconsistency. This is particularly true for aromas and flavors. Choosing, training and aligning panelists is a big investment. If sensory activities are key to your business success, you need to [...] -
Bottled Water Odor
Bottled Water Odor Bottled drinking water sales topped $12 billion in the United States recently, with steady growth of 6% per year. Consumers view bottled water as a healthy alternative to other drinks. Recent news articles place bottled water’s reputation for consistent quality at risk. A top contributor to unhappiness for many consumers lies in [...]
