Perfect Pairings & Recipes forTortilla Chips

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Flavour Analysis

Tortilla chips’ first impression is emphatic grainy sweetness, but toast, oleic acid and brine soon reveal the profile beneath. A rancio note brings nutty aroma, with a char note setting aromatic bitterness alongside it, and caramel and loam notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Vegetal
Earthy
Spice
Herbal / Herbaceous

Flavour profile of tortilla chips

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Maize

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Tortilla chips

MaizeMaillard

tortilla chips8.5

Sweet, grainy aroma notable in sweet corn kernels and cooked maize products. Strong in tortilla chips.

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