Food flavors for the manufacture of drinks and ice cream, and the benefits of taste and smell Flavors are essential to the sensory profile of drinks and ice cream 4 . They are created by a combination of taste, smell, texture, color, and temperature 2 5 . The flavor of food is due mostly to how it tastes and smells, and identifying the chemicals that contribute to flavor can help create a variety of artificial flavors that are used in nearly every food product available in a grocery store, including potato chips, ice cream, chewing gum, and soft drinks 2 . Some popular flavors for ice cream include vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and mint 1 . Flavors can also affect our mood and state of mind 3 . Neurogastronomy suggests that flavor starts in our brain with odor ‘images’ that our memories of tastes. During the process of smelling and tasting, our mind creates a map of the unique combination of flavor molecules. Several areas of our brain access this map, including the parts that deal...
