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Therefore, this study investigated flavor and quality changes in Three-Cup Chicken during stewing using an integrated analytical approach, including gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS), E-tongue, and E-nose, alongside analyses of texture, color, pH, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), and moisture content. The results revealed that prolonged stewing promoted lipid oxidation, increased hardness, enhanced redness and yellowness, while moisture content gradually decreased. Electronic tongue and nose analyses revealed an increase in saltiness, umami, and sulfur compounds during stewing, complemented by a significant rise in umami amino acids from further analysis. Ten important taste compounds with variable importance in projection (VIP) &gt; 1 and odour activity value (OAV) &gt; 1 were filtered out of 137 volatile compounds, the majority of which were aldehydes. These research findings clearly demonstrate the formation and evolution patterns of the savory and salty flavor profile in Three-Cup Chicken, offering theoretical underpinnings as well as helpful advice for maximizing the dish\u2019s genuine flavor.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods14223970","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]],"date-time":"2025-11-19T12:55:31Z","timestamp":1763556931000},"page":"3970","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Dynamics Evolution of Flavor and Quality Attributes in Three-Cup Chicken: Insights from Multi-Technical Analysis During Stewing"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Qianzhu","family":"E","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuting","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuwei","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"You","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7023-8645","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chang","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3906-1260","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jianhua","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3182-2472","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qiang","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3644-8718","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yi","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resource, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"6","article-title":"Study on Optimization of Processing Technology of Three-Cup Chicken Prepared Dish","volume":"50","author":"Tang","year":"2025","journal-title":"China Condiment"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"104765","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jfca.2022.104765","article-title":"Investigation on key odorants in braised chicken thigh meat and their changes during storage","volume":"114","author":"Xu","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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