ORANGE JUICE RESEARCH
September 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIESCIENTISTS from the USA's Agricultural Research Service are trying to improve the taste of reconstituted orange juice in order to match the flavour of freshly squeezed orange juice that most consumers prefer.To do this, researchers had to isolate 40 "flavour aroma compounds" that make freshly squeezed OJ taste the way it does. These elements were then introduced to a deodourised form of orange juice, and given to taste testers. Tasters had to describe the different smells, which they said varied from paint thinner to the scent of roses. The ...
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