Flavor Comparison of Indian Masalas

Characterizing and understanding specific chemicals associated with aroma and flavors in a complex sample, like masala, can be beneficial for a wide range of purposes in the food, flavor, and fragrance industry. Among other objectives, detailed chemical information can be used for quality control, process optimization, reverse engineering of desired aroma characteristics, and to better understand a product/sample of interest. This application note demonstrates an easy workflow using statistical tools, and how a single GCxGC-TOFMS method can uncover a broad chemical profile that may be relevant to many unanswered analytical questions.