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Flavour Analysis

Pulled pork’s first impression is powerful porky meatiness, but animal fat, smoke and hickory soon reveal the profile beneath. An oleic acid note brings pronounced smooth oiliness, with a caramel note setting warm sweetness alongside it, and oak and char notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Carnal / Animalic
Maillard
Spice
Woody
Sharp

Flavour profile of pulled pork

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Porcine

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Pulled pork

PorcineCarnal

pulled pork9.0

Rich, meat-savory notes typical of pork. Strong in pulled pork.

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