In this month’s column we evaluate ingredients from Advanced Biotech, a biotechnology company based in Totowa, New Jersey. Advanced Biotech is recognized as a leader in natural flavor and fragrance ingredients, offering a huge variety from natural flavoring substances to essential oils and pyrazines.
Organoleptic Evaluation Panelists
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In this month’s column we evaluate ingredients from Advanced Biotech, a biotechnology company based in Totowa, New Jersey. Advanced Biotech is recognized as a leader in natural flavor and fragrance ingredients, offering a huge variety from natural flavoring substances to essential oils and pyrazines.
Organoleptic Evaluation Panelists
- Dr Andrea Albertino, Senior Flavorist, Esarom
- Dr Kavita Bhatnagar, C.E.O., Kanegrade Flavors & Ingredients
- Dr Bimal Karmakar, Principal Flavorist, Givaudan
- Jack Nicol, Flavorist, IFF
- Britta Nobis, Senior Flavorist, Silesia
- Dr Maria Palassarou, Flavorist, Givaudan
- Michele Pezzotta, Flavorist, Silesia Flavors
- Aine Walsh, Principal Flavorist, Keurig Dr Pepper
Gamma Undecalactone Chiral, Natural
Synonyms: Aldehyde C-14; (R)-4-Hydroxyundecanoic acid γ lactone.
FEMA #3091, CAS #104-67-6/74568-06-2
Odor Descriptors @100%: Lactonic, creamy, fruity, peach notes, fatty, waxy, soapy, coconut, slight nutty.
Taste Descriptors @5ppm: Lactonic, waxy, soapy, fatty, creamy, milky, coconut, peach skin, fruity, slight tonka, nutty, cardboard, metallic notes.
Possible applications: Its dominant creamy, fatty note would complement all dairy flavors, like cream, milk and cheese, while it would also be a great addition on creamy vanilla profiles, like French vanilla. The fruity, lactonic element would fit well on stone fruit flavors like peach and apricot, on various red fruit profiles like strawberry, and also on tropical fruit tonalities. The intense lactonic, waxy character would provide complexity to all coconut profiles, whereas the fatty note might be a great addition to savory flavors, like chicken. Lastly, the nutty, fatty element would blend well on various nut profiles, like pecan, macadamia and pistachio.
Alpha Ionone Chiral, Natural
Synonyms: (R)-(+)-(3E)-4-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one; (R)-
The panel noted that alpha ionone chiral, natural can be used in floral applications, such as orris.Hanna Aibetova at Adobe Stock
FEMA #2594, CAS #24190-29-2/127-41-3
Odor Descriptors @100%: Floral, violet, woody, cedarwood notes, orris, powdery, sweet, amber notes, fruity, berry, perfumery notes.
Taste Descriptors @5ppm: Floral, violet, woody, slight cedarwood, powdery, candy, tobacco notes, fruity, berry, amber, Davana oil notes, orris, musk, perfumery note.
Possible applications: Its characteristic floral, woody note would complement all violet flavor profiles, like Parma violet. In combination with its powdery element, it would blend well on other floral profiles, like orris. The fruity, amber, Davana oil-type character would make it a great addition on various berry tonalities like raspberry and blackcurrant, red fruit profiles like strawberry, tropical fruit tonalities like papaya, but also Tutti Frutti and fantasy flavors for energy drinks. Lastly, its woody, tobacco note would provide complexity to dried fruits profiles, like plum, raisins and fig.
Nootkatone 98%, Natural
Synonym: (+)-5,6-dimethyl-8-isopropenyl bicyclo(4.4.0)dec-1- en-3-one.
FEMA #3166, CAS #4674-50-4.
Odor Descriptors @100%: Grapefruit notes, woody, albedo, pithy, spicy, peppery, fatty, peely, citrus pomelo, sulfurous notes.
Taste Descriptors @2ppm: Grapefruit, woody, albedo, pithy, peppery, rubbery, soapy, peely, floral, pomelo and yuzu notes, tropical, sulfurous, perfumery note.
Possible applications: Its dominant woody, albedo, peely note would complement most of the citrus tonalities, like grapefruit, orange, blood orange, yuzu and pomelo. The fruity, floral, woody elements would make it a great addition on grape profiles, but also provide complexity on stone fruit tonalities, like peach. Lastly, its sulfurous character would blend well on tropical fruits profiles, like passionfruit.
Gamma Heptalactone, Natural
Synonym: (S)-(-)-dihydro-5-propyl-2(3H)-Furanone
FEMA #2539, CAS #105-21-5/31323-51-0
Odor Descriptors @100%: Hay, coumarinic, tonka, lactonic, sweet, burnt sugar notes, powdery, creamy, milky, slight woody, waxy, coconut milk, slight metallic.
Taste Descriptors @2ppm: Coconut, tonka, hay, lactonic, coumarinic, sweet, creamy, milky, woody, burnt sugar notes, slight metallic, waxy, nutty.
Possible applications: Its sweet and creamy character would make it a great addition to various dairy profiles, like milk and custard, but would also fit well on sweet vanilla tonalities, like French vanilla. The lactonic, waxy element would blend well on all coconut note profiles, like pina colada, whereas its tonka, sweet, woody character would complement brown flavors like caramel and toffee, burnt sugar profile flavors like marshmallow, and barrel-aged spirits like rum and brandy.
The tonka, woody notes of gamma heptalactone can be used in rum and brandy flavors.Africa Studio at Adobe Stock
Alkyl Pyrazine mix 007, Natural
Pyrazine mixture: 2-Ethyl-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazine, 2-Ethyl-3,6-dimethyl-pyrazine, 2,3,5-Trimethyl Pyrazine, 2-Ethyl-6-Methyl Pyrazine, 2-Ethyl-5-Methyl Pyrazine, 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine
FEMA #3149, 3244, 3919, 3154, 3237, CAS #27043-05-6, 36731-41-6, 13925-03-6, 14667-55-1, 1124-11-4
Odor Descriptors @1%: Nutty, roasted, toasted, brown, burnt, cocoa, slight tonka, earthy, wet wood notes, coffee, popcorn notes.
Taste Descriptors @2ppm: Nutty, roasted, toasted, bread crust, caramel, brown notes, slight tonka, burnt, popcorn notes, coffee, cocoa, wet wood.
Possible applications: Its complexity on nutty and roasted notes would complement all nut tonalities, like walnut and pecan, whereas its additional sweet, earthy character would make it a great fit to various brown flavors, like caramel, cocoa, chocolate and coffee. Lastly, the roasted, burnt, tonka notes would provide additional complexity to various toasted profiles, like bread crust, corn chip and popcorn flavors.
Coriander Oleoresin
Extraction information: Extracted from coriander seeds.
FEMA #2333, CAS #84775-50-8
Odor Descriptors @100%: Brown, caramellic, woody, sweet, bready, fenugreek notes, earthy, nutty, cocoa notes, spicy, fatty.
Taste Descriptors @50ppm: Sweet, caramellic, brown, nutty, earthy, cocoa, fenugreek notes, spicy, fatty, seedy, slight citrus.
Possible applications: Its intense sweet, nutty character would complement all brown flavors, like cocoa and chocolate, whereas its spicy undertone would make it a great addition to spice mix profiles, from chai latte to more savory Indian cuisine spice blends.
(E,Z)2,6 Nonadienal 1% PG, Natural
Synonym: cucumber aldehyde
FEMA #3377, CAS #557-48-2
Odor Descriptors @100%: Waxy, fatty, green, cucumber notes, ethereal, aldehydic, watermelon, melon, savoury notes.
Taste Descriptors @2ppm: Waxy, fatty, green, cucumber notes, watermelon, melon notes, soapy, juicy, slightly earthy, savoury meaty, vegetable notes.
Possible applications: Its dominant waxy, green, ethereal character would provide complexity to all refreshing and watery tonalities, like melon, watermelon and cucumber. It would also complement orchard fruit profiles, like green apples and pears. The green, melon character would make it a great fit on tropical fruit tonalities, like mango Alphonso type. Lastly, the waxy, fatty element might blend well on a variety of savory flavors from cheese to chicken, and seafood.
Truffle Sulfide, Natural
Chemical Name: 2,4-Dithiapentane, Bis-(Methylthio)methane
FEMA #3878, CAS #1618-26-4
Odor Descriptors @0.001%: Alliaceous, garlic notes, sulfurous, metallic, mushroom notes, horseradish, cabbage notes, burnt rubbery.
Truffle sulfide, natural was described as having alliaceous, garlic notes.physyk at Adobe Stock
Taste Descriptors @50ppt: Alliaceous, garlic, sulfurous, metallic, burnt rubbery, horseradish, onion, truffle mushroom notes, pungent, blue cheese notes, savoury meaty, gassy.
Possible applications: The dominant alliaceous note would complement all sulfurous vegetable tonalities, like garlic, onion and cabbage, whereas its additional characteristic metallic element would provide complexity to truffle mushroom profiles. The pungent, metallic note might also fit well on cheese tonalities, like blue cheese flavors, and its intense sulfurous, alliaceous character might provide complexity to tropical fruits like durian.
