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  • noun organic chemistry A crystalline solid organic compound that gives ginger its pungent taste.

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Examples

  • Cooking reduces ginger pungency by transforming some gingerols and shogaols into zingerone, which is only slightly pungent and has a sweet-spicy aroma.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Cooking reduces ginger pungency by transforming some gingerols and shogaols into zingerone, which is only slightly pungent and has a sweet-spicy aroma.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The primary active constituents are gingerols, shogaols, gingerdiones, and zingerone, which are responsible for its unique spicy flavor and aroma.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • The foursome: gingerols, paradols, shogaols and zingerone.

    Thestar.com - Home Page You Docs 2010

  • Some of the other compounds that can help in slowing down Alzheimer's disease are zingerone and gingerol (found in ginger) and rosmarinic acid (found in rosemary and other spices).

    Digital Point Forums 2008

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