ARTIFICIAL MOUTH FOR THE STUDY OF PHENOMENES-PHYSOMIC CHEMICALS AND / OR BIOLOGICAL DURING MASTICATION AND METHOD OF ANALYZING LIQUID AND VOLATILE FRACTIONS USING THE SAME ARTIFICIAL MOUTH

摘要

The invention relates to an artificial mouth comprising a chamber (1) thermostatically closed, in which a food matrix (6) soaked with a salivary solution is placed between two plates (4, 5) able to destructure the food matrix (6) by simulating chewing. The chamber is equipped with a device for collecting the salivary solution which is coupled to the device for controlling the flow of gas passing through the food matrix, with a view to simulating and studying both the evolution of the sapid molecules and the compounds Volatiles released by ortho- and -ro-nasal routes. This artificial mouth, which simulates both breathing and human swallowing, can be connected to devices for the collection and analysis of the compounds at the origin of the sensory perception of the flavor of the food matrix.