What are flavor compounds?

Some articles on flavors, flavor, flavor compounds:

Maillard Reaction
... molecules responsible for a range of odors and flavors ... The type of the amino acid determines the resulting flavor ... In the process, hundreds of different flavor compounds are created ...

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