Maria Palassarou | Perfumer & Flavorist

From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

At Indesso, patchouli sourcing is guided by three pillars: traceability, environmental stewardship, and social empowerment. Together, these ensure that every drop delivers not only olfactory richness, but also integrity.

The woody, earthy elements of distilled West Indian lime oil make it essential addition to cola flavor profiles, whereas its floral and resinous character would benefit stone and tropical fruits flavors.

Savory to Zesty: An Organoleptic Deep Dive into EU Natural Flavor Ingredients

Our April 2026 Flavor Reports, EU Edition, features massoia lactone, cassia oil, styrallyl acetate and much more.

RCB International supplies essential oils of peppermint, spearmint, erospicata and other mint varieties.

A Flavorist's Guide to Mint: Flavor Reports' February 2026 EU Edition

Our BSF panel evaluates several mint ingredients for their applications in flavor.

Lionel Hitchen, based in the UK, offers an extensive range of flavor ingredients to the food and beverage industries around the globe.

A Flavorist’s Toolkit: Citrus Oils, Herbs, Heat Enhancers and Beyond [Flavor Reports: December 2025 (EU Edition)]

Our BSF panel evaluates ingredients for their flavor applications.

The panel evaluated materials from flavor company Advanced Biotech.

Flavor Reports: EU Edition (October 25)

Our panel from the British Society of Flavorists evaluates materials for their use in flavor applications.

In this month’s column we evaluate ingredients from MANE, a family business founded in 1871.

Flavor Reports: EU Edition (August 2025)

Our panel from the British Society of Flavorists analyze and discuss eight ingredients for their applications in flavor formulations.

The panel evaluated ingredients from Capua 1880, a family-run business built across five generations since it was founded in 1880 in Reggio Calabria.

Flavor Reports: EU Edition (June 2025)

Our panelists from the British Society of Flavorists evaluate several citrus ingredients for their potential in flavor applications.

The European-based panel sampled flavor ingredients from Bedoukian Research.

Flavor Reports: EU Edition (April 25)

Our European panel of flavorists assess the taste and odor characteristics of flavor ingredients from spilanthol to lavender aldehyde.