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  "summary": "Maltol smells of baking. It is the compound behind the aroma of fresh bread crust, roasted malt and caramel, and it is added to make sweetness read as richer than it is — a food can taste sweeter without more sugar.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by chemical synthesis, and present naturally in larch bark, roasted malt, chicory and baked bread. It forms during baking rather than being present in the dough.",
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