[3Ap] Flavor compound, Pigment

[3Ap-09] Selection of odor names with a substance basis

*Masakatsu Yanagimoto¹ (1. Food and Taste Laboratory)

Keywords:odor name, a substance basis, reference odor

“Purpose” Odor names with a substance basis were selected from the large number of odor terms that are used in a chaotic manner.　 “Methods” An odor name with a substance basis is a “odor name based on the recognition elicited by a single chemical substance''. The criteria for selecting odor names were employed modified those developed for taste.　 “Results” Fifty-two odor names that have a substance basis were selected in this study. Of these, 28 odor names were preceded by substance names, 17 were odor names preceded by object names, and 7 were general odor names. The breakdown of odor names with the substance name on top is "Inorganic substance name type'' (10 names) such as ammonia smell, "Organic substance name type'' (13 names) such as acetic acid smell and "Organic chemicals name type'' (5 names) such as ester smell. Odor names preceded by object names include "noun + “no” type'' (7 names) such as aroma of rose due to geraniol and "noun connected type'' (10 names) such as mold smell due to geosmin. I propose to designate eighteen odors as reference odor, that strictly meet the conditions to have a substance basis and to have the name of a chemical substance on top.