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Periodic Graphics: The Chemistry Of Barbecue

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning serves up some chemical facts about how grilling produces smoky flavor

by Andy Brunning
July 13, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 28
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Periodic Graphic shows molecules responsible for the delicious smoky flavor of barbecued meat.
Credit: Andy Brunning/Compound Interest
To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/barbecue.

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, chemistry educator and author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest. To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. Check out all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics here.

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