smelling of fermentation or staleness
an off odour in some wines. It is believe to arise from the oxidation of the fatty acids from the grape seeds.
odor of roasted nuts; good character for Sherry, but not for table wines.
slow deterioration of fats due to oxidation; inhibited by antioxidants.
A coffee that has a strong sour flavor.
A condition where a product has a disagreable odor or taste of decomposed oils or fat. For example, rancid nuts frequently are soft, with a yellow, dark, or oily appearance, a bitter taste and a stale odor.
A very bitter or offending flavor, used as a very negative characteristic.
A taste fault giving the coffee brew a highly displeasing taste. The rancid flavor of a roasted coffee is caused by the oxidation of the fats.
(Espresso) A highly unpleasant taste caused by chemical changes when beans are exposed to moisture and oxygen during the staling process.
Extremely sour and very unpleasant.
food is bad, stale, rotten, completely off; the opposite of fresh food.
A term relating to flavors caused by lipase enzymes releasing fatty acids from butterfat. Some cheeses are not supposed to have flavors caused by fatty acids in high concentrations, such as Cheddar, while others, such as Romano, gain much of their flavor from the “rancidity†of fatty acids. In many dairy flavors excessive rancidity is considered a notable defect. See Lipase.
Oxidation/breakdown of fat that occurs naturally, causing undesirable smell and taste.
Having a smell or taste of stale fats or oils.