Fig. 5.

Geometric mean rated intensity (± S.E.M., Y-axis) of the dominant taste quality of exemplars of the five basic tastes with no aroma added (comparison condition), with 300 ppb 3-mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol (3 M) added, or with 1.06 mM vanillin added (n = 10). Ticks to the right of the graph illustrate the positions of three intensity descriptors: BD, “barely detectable”; Wk, “weak”; and Md, “moderate.” An asterisk (*) indicates ratings significantly different from the corresponding no aroma condition according to a 2-tailed Dunnet test