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Primary Reaction
Maillard reaction
Temperature
°C to °C range
Wine Analogy
Similar to the difference between free-run and pressed juice in winemaking
Coffee Analogy
Comparable to natural process vs washed coffee processing
Perfume Analogy
Like enfleurage where flowers are repeatedly exposed to fresh fat to capture volatiles
Civilization
Olmec
Era
Pre-Columbian
Region
Mesoamerica
Spread Path
Trade routes along the Incas' Qhapaq Ñan network
Key Compounds Produced
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