Kombucha is a beverage made from sugared tea transformed by yeasts and acetic acid
bacteria. Being originally homemade, it has become an industrially produced soft drink …

Citric acid, a tricarboxylic acid, has found wide application in the chemical and
pharmaceutical industry due to its biocompatibility, versatility, and green, environmentally …

Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and
undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of …

Sugar, as an essential component of beverages, not only provides sweetness in beverages
but also plays a significant role in their flavor, texture, and preservation. In recent years …

Food entering the oral cavity undergoes a series of complex processing behaviors. It is
subjected to compression and shearing by the teeth, tongue, and palate to reduce its size …

Citric acid finds broad applications in various industrial sectors, such as the pharmaceutical,
food, chemical, and cosmetic industries. The bioproduction of citric acid uses various …

Quality control, mainly focused on the assessment of bubble and foam-related parameters,
is critical in carbonated beverages, due to their relationship with the chemical components …

Several methods exist in order to profile complex matrices that change over time. In this
study, two descriptive methodologies, descriptive analysis (DA) and temporal check-all-that …

The visual properties of sparkling wine including foam and bubbles are an indicator of
sparkling wine quality. Foam properties, particularly foam height (FH) and foam stability (TS) …

The global carbonated beverage market is large, and consumers like the oral irritation (ex.
burning or prickling) associated with carbonated beverages. This study's first objective was …