– Why is achohol so potent on breath but nothing else seems to be? You don’t pass a random on the street and are like, dayum that guy been eating grilled cheese.

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– Why is achohol so potent on breath but nothing else seems to be? You don’t pass a random on the street and are like, dayum that guy been eating grilled cheese.

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As someone mentioned above what you smell is VOCs or Volatile Organic Compounds. These compounds are released in large quantities at relatively low temperatures.

Other things you can smell from food sources…..

Sulphur from eggs

Asparagus has a unique voc smell-especially released in urine.

Cigarette smoke has several hundred vocs that contribute to smoke breath.

Coffee

And certain “stinky” cheeses like blue cheese can leave a sour smell on the breath.

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