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Vanilla, beef-broth compound flavor syrup.


On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons.  of the annual maple syrup maple syrup: see under maple.  season, scientists have determined that the syrups flavor comes from substances also found in beef broth Noun 1. beef broth - a stock made with beef
beef stock

broth, stock - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
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He and his colleagues discovered flavor compounds called furanones in processed sap, The darker the syrup, the higher the furanone content and the more intense the flavor, up to a point, says Lindsay, Light-colored syrup costs more, but people who tasted various syrups preferred darker ones, he adds.

His group also determined that sap contains vaniIIin molecules attached to a sugar. Typical boiling frees 30 percent of these molecules, says Lindsay

But adding enzymes can actually release more, for a sweeter syrup, he adds. "My feeling is that some of this [new technology] will make it into the industry in the next five or more years:'
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Title Annotation:furanones and vanilla responsible for maple syrup flavor
Publication:Science News
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Date:Mar 6, 1993
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