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Smoke‑infused sugar crystals are sugar crystals that have absorbed smoke‑derived flavor compounds without melting.
Origin: Scandinavian, Japanese, modernist chefs (Traditional to contemporary (modernist cuisine)) — Scandinavia, Japan, North America, Asia
See full technique reference →During smoking, volatile phenolic aldehydes and lactones are sublimated at 120–140 °C and adsorb onto the crystal surface. The low moisture content (<5 %) prevents dissolution, while rapid cooling preserves crystallinity, resulting in a sweet, smoky crystalline product.
Primary Reaction
adsorption of smoke volatiles onto sugar crystal surfaces via physical adsorption and weak van der Waals interactions
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