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• Department of Food Science and Nutrition
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See Our Research

FREC is leading the pack in the flavor and fragrance industry

Flavor and fragrance are the most important factors in food purchases and consumption which ultimately drives your business’s success. FREC has state of the art machinery that allows comprehensive flavor research and testing services that span from custom flavor synthesis to final product shelf life studies.

• Learn how FREC helped a dairy protein processing company understand the effects of a proposed ethanol plant next door
• Discover how FREC developed a strategy to improve the bitter flavors in whole grain bread
• Read about how we're developing a revolutionary new way to approach flavor - "flavoromics"

 

Analytical techniques and instrumentation available to members include:

• Aroma (volatile) isolation and analysis
• Taste compound isolation and analysis
• Taste-aroma interactions and flavor modulation
• Flavor and food processing (lab and pilot scale)
• Flavor synthesis
• Flavor release
• Flavor dynamics