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Fat carries flavour molecules that water based cooking leaves behind. The figure is taken from Institute of Food Technologists, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Many aroma compounds dissolve in fat

Fat carries flavour molecules that water based cooking leaves behind Aroma compounds from herbs, spices and browned meat are often fat soluble rather than water soluble. Cooking them in oil or butter extracts and spreads those molecules, which is why fat tastes of what it cooked and why a lean broth can smell rich but taste thin. A little fat added at the end of a dish can lift aromas that were present but unreachable. It sits in Mondo's food collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Fat carries flavour molecules that water based cooking leaves behind. The figure is taken from Institute of Food Technologists, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a food fact?: Yes. It sits on the Food shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.