It’s a fragrance that is sometimes criticized for having Safe and boring option. But A team of international experts has selected vanilla as the world’s favorite flavor.

Scientists from Oxford University as well as Karolinska Institute of Stockholm They presented 10 fragrances to 235 people from nine different cultures around the world. the same People from urban America, Mexico and Thailand, as well as Isolated farmers living in the mountains of South America, hunters in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, and fishing communities along the Pacific coast of Central America.

For the project Field scientists working in remote areas were hired to deliver scented bottles to isolated individuals who did not experience much of the Western stench. “These groups live in different stinking environments, such as tropical forests, beaches, mountains and cities.We capture a variety of ‘olfactory experiences’ ”, The doctor said Artin Arshamian, Of Karolinska Institutet, Author Research.

He added: “We wanted to test whether people around the world have the same sense of smell, the same kind of smell, or whether it is culturally learned. Traditionally It seems to be a cultural thing, but we can show that there is very little to do with culture.

Academic experts found it Cultural meanings or affiliations did not significantly influence the amount of liking a scent, Because the chemical composition of the scent causes a general liking or dislike reaction, regardless of where you live in the world, the language you speak, or what you eat.

10 fragrances used in the trial Deliberately chosen as the representative of all odors Found in the world, as determined in a previous study that analyzed about 500 odor molecules. And These include fragrant chemicals such as sweaty feet, rotten fish, mushrooms, lavender and vanilla.

For participants in the study published in the journal Current Biology, They were asked to smell each chemical and evaluated how beautiful it was compared to the other nine. The Vanilla, Produced from orchids, The peach-scented chemical and lavender-like scent later became the most preferred fragrance.

At the other end of the scale, The most unpleasant odors were the chemicals isovaleric acid, diethyl disulfide, and 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine. que Take a Sweaty feet, juicy fish, overripe green peppers, Respectively.

In general, Trends were consistent across nine sites and 10 compounds. “Cultures around the world categorize different odors in a similar way, regardless of where they come from. Although not cultural, odor preferences have a personal component “, Emphasized Arshamian.

Odor may be related to this High probability of survival. Expert Guess that Regardless of geography or lifestyle, people agree that any scent is more beautiful than others. Why Some odors may be historically associated with a higher chance of survival.

For example, since our ancient ancestors were associated with a poisonous plant, our sense of smell can cause contempt for a particular odor. Instead, We may like other scents because they are produced by other plants that are safe for consumption.

“at this time It explains why there is a universal understanding of odors regulated by molecular structure and why we like and dislike a particular odor. The next step is learning how so? This knowledge connects us to what happens in the brain when we experience a particular smell, ”he concluded Arshamian.

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