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| ====Safety==== | ====Safety==== | ||
| - | [[unpalatable]]- Describes when something tastes bad to the degree that no one wants to eat it, this is not an indication something is toxic, | + | [[Volatile]]- Describes when an element of flavor can evaporate and be lost into the air, it is the reason spices have scent and one of the main reasons they lose their flavor over time \\ |
| + | [[Terpenoid]]- The main chemical agents responsible for flavor, extremely diverse and mostly volatile. \\ | ||
| + | [[unpalatable]]- Describes when something tastes bad to the degree that no one wants to eat it, this is not an indication something is toxic, | ||
| [[Toxicity]]- When something is unsafe to eat, as well as the degree, and reasons that it is unsafe. \\ | [[Toxicity]]- When something is unsafe to eat, as well as the degree, and reasons that it is unsafe. \\ | ||
| [[Edibility]]- Some plant parts are only edible after processing, or in certain forms, this effects the edibility and use of those parts. \\ | [[Edibility]]- Some plant parts are only edible after processing, or in certain forms, this effects the edibility and use of those parts. \\ | ||
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| [[Astringent]] \\ | [[Astringent]] \\ | ||
| - | [[Tannin]]- The main culprit for astringency and sometimes for bitterness. \\ | + | [[Tannin]]- The main culprit for astringency and sometimes for bitterness, is not [[volatile]]. \\ |
| [[Cooling]]- Like mint, generating a cold feeling on the palate \\ | [[Cooling]]- Like mint, generating a cold feeling on the palate \\ | ||
| [[Numbing]]- a unique quality mainly from Zanthoxylum species. Numbs the mouth and sometimes produces a buzzing, vibrating feeling. Uncommon in much of the western culinary traditions.\\ | [[Numbing]]- a unique quality mainly from Zanthoxylum species. Numbs the mouth and sometimes produces a buzzing, vibrating feeling. Uncommon in much of the western culinary traditions.\\ | ||
| [[Spicy]] \\ | [[Spicy]] \\ | ||
| [[Piquant]]- The English language lacks nuance when describing something as spicy as in flavorful versus spicy as in producing a hot feeling on the palate. \\ | [[Piquant]]- The English language lacks nuance when describing something as spicy as in flavorful versus spicy as in producing a hot feeling on the palate. \\ | ||
| - | [[Soapy]]- A generally unpleasant quality caused by sapotonins, often accompanied by bitterness.\\ | + | [[Soapy]]- A generally unpleasant quality caused by sapotonins, often accompanied by bitterness, is not [[volatile]].\\ |
| ===Taste=== | ===Taste=== | ||