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Flavour Analysis

Mustard opens with commanding pungent aroma, then deepens into vinegar, toast and cabbage. An assam tea note brings a dry sensation, with a flaxseed note setting earthy aroma alongside it, and hay and brine notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Spice
Sharp
Vegetal
Maillard
Herbal / Herbaceous

Flavour profile of mustard

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Sinapic

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Mustard

SinapicSpice

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Sharp, pungent, spicy aroma typical of ground mustard seeds or prepared mustard. Strong in mustard.

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