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Complaint Casebook Boiled bamboo shoots
Last updated on February 26, 2025.
1.Overview
When I chopped it for cooking, it smelled strangely.
Boiled bamboo shoots complaints
Normal product of boiled bamboo shoots
2.Test results
- Appearance: There was no particular difference compared to normal products.
- Sensual test: I found a bad smell. (feces odor)
- GC/MS Analysis: Scotol (approximately 100ppm) and p-cresol (approximately 1000ppm) were recognized.
3.Conclusion
It was estimated to be an off-flavor due to scatol and p-cresol caused by amino acid decomposition by bacteria.
4.Reference
Scotol is generated from tryptophan, an amino acid contained in bamboo shoots, and p-cresols are generated from tyrosine.
Published on March 8, 2007
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