isomaltol
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Isomaltol is a natural furan obtained by the enzymatic degradation of starch. It is also a flavor component in bread crust, produced by thermal degradation (caramelization) of sugars. Isomaltol is obtained after the Maillard reaction from an amino acid and a reducing sugar
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- Subclass of
- organic compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 126.032
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₆O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)C1=C(C=CO1)O
- found in taxon
- Nicotiana tabacum
- Commons category
- Isomaltol
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Isomaltol is a natural furan obtained by the enzymatic degradation of starch. It is also a flavor component in bread crust, produced by thermal degradation (caramelization) of sugars. Isomaltol is obtained after the Maillard reaction from an amino acid and a reducing sugar
==See also== Maltol
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