Examples of 'pungency' in a sentence

Meaning of "pungency"

Pungency is the quality of having a strong sharp taste or smell
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  • The state of being pungent.
  • A foul odor.

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For levels of pungency see the annex.
Pungency is only manifested when an onion is cut or bruised.
Delegations discussed in length the inclusion of pungency levels.
Its pith and pungency have helped it survive.
Choose chiles on the basis of pungency.
Pungency of certain commercial types of whole dried chilli peppers.
These compounds are responsible for the pungency of ginger.
The tactile sensation of pungency should be taken into consideration.
Two methods exist to express the heat or pungency of peppers.
Onion with reduced pungency that does not generate lachrymatory component.
The scientific term for the effect of pungency is chemesthesis.
Pungency of capsaicinoids.
It is used as a spice to add pungency or piquancy and flavor to dishes.
Pungency is a result of the capsaicinoids content and expresses the hotness degree of chillies.
Verification of pungency is optional.

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Oleoresin capsicum consists of three major components that cause the pungency or hotness.
Air or heat exposure removes it pungency and become bitter in taste.
Nasal pungency typically shows less adaptation and development of tolerance than olfactory sensations.
Level of pungency.
ASTA Pungency expresses the amount of capsaicin in ppm.
Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.
Pungency intensity Scoville units.
They are often heated in oil to destroy their pungency and give them a nutty flavour.
Bitterness and pungency are present and balanced, with evident sweetness.
The latter is used as a reference point for determining the relative pungency of the others.
Current methods of verification of pungency and relevant references were included in an Annex.
The organoleptic method or taste test has been the standard method for pungency analysis.
That was enough Pungency to sedate a pack of Elephants.
This may explain why uziza has a spicier flavour and greater pungency than sichuan pepper.
ASTA pungency units.
The Scoville scale is a system to measure the pungency in chillies.
For plain pungency of humor, it would have been difficult to surpass his speech.
Elimination of the provisions for pungency verification France.
Fascination and humor have fixated on the plant 's extreme pungency.
The C gene controlling the fruit pungency was more precisely located.
The Scoville Organoleptic Test was the first reliable measurement of the pungency of chiles.
Long exposure gives piquancy, pungency and significantly increases its cost.
Aromatic, slightly bitter with a pleasant pungency.
For further information, see the pungency annex to the standard.
It is surely the sulfur compounds, which give it a particular aroma and pungency.
In addition, onions with reduced pungency have heretofore been developed and reported.
While pungency of a very early maturing onion variety is low, it yields some pungency.
The most used organs are skin and flesh, pungency and stomach.
The pungency of oil and fruit-based olive products depends on their content of oleuropein.
Similarly, sour taste is the characteristic of salt ; pungency is the characteristic of chili.
The pungency in ginger is derived from the principle compounds gingerol, shogaol and zingerone.
Nonivamide is used as a food additive to add pungency to seasonings, flavorings, and spice blends.
The odor is associated with the glucosinolate sinigrin, a sulfur compound having characteristic pungency.
Their predominant flavour is marked by a slight pungency due to a carbohydrate content of less than 5.
Roasting or heating the seeds in a dry pan heightens the flavour, aroma, and pungency.

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