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Flavour Analysis

Roast turkey combines powerful delicate meatiness with animal fat, toast and sage. A char note brings aromatic bitterness, while an oleic acid note adds smooth oiliness, and brine and kombu dashi notes give the profile a layered, lingering finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Herbal / Herbaceous
Carnal / Animalic
Spice
Vegetal

Flavour profile of roast turkey

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Chickeny

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Roast turkey

ChickenyCarnal

roast turkey8.7

Mild savoriness, evocative of well-prepared poultry. Strong in roast turkey.

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