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An odor or taste threshold is conditional on the compound, beverage matrix, measurement method, temperature, and assessors; it should not be treated as a universal constant of the molecule.
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Thresholds remain useful screening tools when their experimental conditions and uncertainty are preserved.
Miller’s compilation records substantial variation across water, beer, wine, and spirit matrices and across detection, recognition, olfactory, and taste procedures.
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Claim
An odor or taste threshold is conditional on the compound, beverage matrix, measurement method, temperature, and assessors; it should not be treated as a universal constant of the molecule.
Reasoning
Miller’s compilation records substantial variation across water, beer, wine, and spirit matrices and across detection, recognition, olfactory, and taste procedures.
Qualification
Thresholds remain useful screening tools when their experimental conditions and uncertainty are preserved.