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Flavour Analysis

Beef stock’s first impression is definite beefy meatiness, but animal fat, toast and kombu dashi soon reveal the profile beneath. A bay leaf note brings pungent herbiness, while an onion note adds pungent aroma, and celery and char notes give the profile a layered, lingering finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Carnal / Animalic
Maillard
Earthy
Vegetal
Spice

Flavour profile of beef stock

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Bovine

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Beef stock

BovineCarnal

beef stock8.2

Rich, savory beef aroma. Strong in beef stock.

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To uncover the underlying associations between flavour notes, we studied the ingredient pairings in more than 30,000 recipes. We broke down each ingredient into its constituent flavour notes. Then we identified which flavour notes repeatedly appear together across these pairings, revealing the underlying associations that make ingredients harmonise.

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