> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How Chocolate Gets Its Flavors On | #PodSaveChocolate Ep76 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/how-chocolate-gets-its-taste-podsavechocolate-ep76/ - Published: 2024-09-29T21:34:49.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-01T18:07:03.000Z - Description: Episode 76 of #PodSaveChocolate is the final episode in my series leading up to the BSF Flavour symposium at the end of the month. In this episode, I tie together the threads of recent episodes around this topic together and explain How Chocolate Gets Its Taste. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream ### **When and Where to Watch** 🗓️ The LIVE episode starts at 10:00 AM ****PDT**/****MST** (11:00 MDT, 12:00 CDT, 13:00 EDT), on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024. > **Join the conversation!** Links to watch/comment LIVE – or to view the archived episode on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook are: Click to watch on YouTube. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com), like this video, comment, and share to help grow the #PSC community. [Clay Gordon on LinkedIn: #podsavechocolate #lavidacocoa #thechocolatelife #cacao #cocoa #cacau…Episode 76 of #PodSaveChocolate is the final episode in my series leading up to the BSF Flavour symposium at the end of the month. In this episode, I tie…![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca)LinkedInClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/c45fy346jw096z9pbphyyhdz7)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fpodsavechocolate-lavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-activity-7246267910229254144-NvAR?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) This ****LINKEDIN** link is shareable. [How Chocolate Gets Its Taste | #PodSaveChocolate Ep76Other event by TheChocolateLife on Tuesday, October 1 2024![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/aGT3gskzWBf.ico)#PodSaveChocolate Ep76![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/461661581_933143655522507_8733555384691886772_n.jpg)](https://fb.me/e/4BOo1kRCD?ref=thechocolatelife.com) This ****FACEBOOK** link is shareable. 🗓️ [Add a reminder to Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MzJzczQ1Z3E4amxjZWNhNmlkOHFjYTZnOHAgY2xheWdvcmRvbkB0aGVjaG9jb2xhdGVsaWZlLmNvbQ&tmsrc=claygordon%40thechocolatelife.com&ref=thechocolatelife.com). --- ## **Episode 76 Overview** ***In this episode***, I will continue my exploration of topics that will go into my presentation at the 2024 Annual Symposium of the British Society of Flavourists on Friday, October 25th – and this will, most likely, be the final episode in this series. #### The Differences Between Taste and Flavor Taste and Flavor are often used interchangeably (I am guilty of this), but they are distinct concepts in food science: ***Taste** refers to the sensations detected by the taste buds (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami) on our tongue and in our mouth. ****Flavor** is a much more complex and multisensory experience that encompasses Taste, Aroma, Texture/Mouthfeel (including astringency), Temperature, Visual and auditory cues, and Experience/Memory. The disparate threads I want to pull together from many prior episodes provide a framework for **how** *chocolate gets its taste*. Professional flavorists, I have learned, *may* have a good grasp of chocolate flavor from an organic analytical chemistry perspective and understand what happens in the nose and mouth and how to formulate a product to reach a Bliss Point. But, at the same time, they have a less well-developed understanding of what goes into making chocolate as a food and how the final flavor of chocolate can be influenced starting on the farm. I will spend a lot of time at the 10,000-meter level in this episode (I have to get everything I want to present at the symposium in under 15 minutes!), but in the end, if you follow along (and review previous episodes), you will have a solid understanding of how chocolate gets its taste, starting from the basic premise: > ***All taste is chemical.*** ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/10/Roots-HowChocolateGetsItsTasteFinalVersion_P2.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/10/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste_P22.jpg) #### Approach #1 : Analytical **Deconstructing aroma, taste, and flavor* through chemical understanding. #### Approach #2: Process **Constructing aroma, taste, and flavor* from farming and manufacturing processes. --- ### **Links** & Resources Mentioned during the episode [British Society of Flavourists - 2nd BSF Symposium on ChocolateBuy Tickets on Eventbrite Buy Tickets var exampleCallback = function() { console.log(‘Order complete!’); }; window.EBWid…![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/BSF-logo-square-200x200.png)2nd BSF Symposium on Chocolate![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/orig_slide1.jpg)](https://www.bsf.org.uk/diary/eventdetail/257/18%7C13%7C17/2nd-bsf-symposium-on-chocolate?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Cocoa Flavors Profile | Chuno® | Ingemann Fine CocoaChuno® is one of our main fine cocoa varieties which is additionally recognized as Heirloom Cacao by the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/Ingemann-Favicon.png)Ingemann![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Award-international-chocolate-Ingemann.png)](https://ingemann.com.ni/chuno/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) One genetics, five different fermentation/drying protocols, five different flavor potentials. [On Being More-ish | #PodSaveChocolate Ep75Episode 75 of #PodSaveChocolate is a discussion of The Bliss Point and The Five Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization: What they mean for chocolate, chocolate confectionery, and why you need to be aware of them – and shouldn’t be afraid to embrace and make Moreish products. \[Updated.\]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-075---Moreish---Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/on-being-more-ish-podsavechocolate-ep75/) In the comments/discussion at the bottom, answers to listener questions. --- ### **Questions?** If you have questions or want to comment, you can do so live during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member, you can add them in the Comments below at ***any*** time. --- ### **Episode Hashtags and Related Accounts to Follow** #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife --- ### **Future Episodes** 🗓️ ****Tuesday, October 8th** Salon du Chocolat NYC – General Public Preview episode. 🗓️ ****Tuesday, October 15th** Interview with Rowan Jacobsen about his new book, **Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao’s Soul.* --- ### **#PodSaveChocolate and #TheChocolateLifeLIVE Archives** **To read an archived post** and find the links to watch archived episodes, click on one of the bookmark cards, below. 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