Preface

The late Dr. C. Weurman as head of the ‘Flavour Department’ of TNO Nutrition an Food Research (now: TNO Quality of Life), Zeist, The Netherlands, started the compilation "Volatile Compounds in Food" (VCF) in 1963.

The database has long been brought on the market in the form of books as well as on diskette, which made the VCF one of the most frequently cited books in flavour research.

From 2002 on, the database is available on the internet by subscription. During the course of the contract the researcher can consult the data as often as he wants and at any time. This version of the database will also give all possibilities of subtracting data, which this technique offers!

Considerable care has been taken to conscientiously extract data from the literature. It would be greatly appreciated if users who notice errors or omissions would let us know, so that the records can be set straight.

The editors:

Ben Nijssen
Katja van Ingen-Visscher
Jan Donders