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Mike Jones

Can anyone recommend a database of odour and aroma thresholds for...

Alan Humason  Follow

Dear Julio,

We have just launched a new digital resource for odour thresholds, clearly classified as to quality levels. See also a report that enters into quality of OT values: https://www.rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapporten/609200001.pdf


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David Shastry  Follow

Hello Roberto Julio,
There are couple of resources available besides Leffigwell.com
1. Devos et al (1990) book is excellent.  (Devos, M., Patte, F., Roualt, J., Laffort, P. and Van Gemert, L.J. (1990) Standardized Human Olfactory Thresholds.
Then, you could also consider additional resources:
2. Y. Nagata, Measurement of odor threshold by triangle odor bag method, Bull.
Jpn. Environ. Sanit. Center 17 (2003) 77–89. This reference is also available here:
https://www.env.go.jp/en/air/odor/measure/02_3_2.pdf 
 3. Flavornet:
http://flavornet.org/flavornet.html
 4. http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/
I hope it helps,
Jacek
https://www.env.go.jp/en/air/odor/measure/02_3_2.pdf

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Clark Powell  Follow

Dear Jacek, 
Thank you very much for your answer, I found a lot of information followings the links you put here
Roberto

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Dennis Leppin  Follow

A study that collected quite a bit
Abraham, Michael H., Ricardo Sánchez-Moreno, J. Enrique Cometto-Muñiz, and William S. Cain. “An Algorithm for 353 Odor Detection Thresholds in Humans.” Chemical Senses 37, no. 3 (March 1, 2012): 207–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjr094.

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Bob Mouk  Follow

The TNO database (VCF) has been compiled through many years.

https://www.vcf-online.nl/VcfHome.cfm

The VCF is now continued by William van Dongen PhD and Bert Wiggers. I think this is a solid collection of volatile compounds in foods and contains information on corresponding threshold values and other information. But you have to pay for a licence to get full access to the database.

Leo van Gemert has written a book on where he dealt with the broad range of reported threshold values for the same compounds.


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Captain's Italian Food  Follow

Dear Daniel,
It may not be the ideal database, but I personally like GoodScents.com.
If you have a particular compound of interest, you can put in a search and get some odor and taste descriptors, recommended usage level and a qualitative, 'high,' 'medium,' 'low,' impact level.
If you do find a good database, please share.
I would greatly appreciate it.
Kindest Regards,
Bridget

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Dick Selwood  Follow

Thank you very much, Sophie

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Nate Wyatt  Follow

Hello Roberto Julio,
There are couple of resources available besides Leffigwell.com
1. Devos et al (1990) book is excellent.  (Devos, M., Patte, F., Roualt, J., Laffort, P. and Van Gemert, L.J. (1990) Standardized Human Olfactory Thresholds.
Then, you could also consider additional resources:
2. Y. Nagata, Measurement of odor threshold by triangle odor bag method, Bull.
Jpn. Environ. Sanit. Center 17 (2003) 77–89. This reference is also available here:
https://www.env.go.jp/en/air/odor/measure/02_3_2.pdf 
 3. Flavornet:
http://flavornet.org/flavornet.html
 4. http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/
I hope it helps,
Jacek
https://www.env.go.jp/en/air/odor/measure/02_3_2.pdf

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