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ClearIQ is a natural flavor technology that helps improve taste, enhance mouthfeel, support sugar reduction and clean up challenging flavor profiles without adding unwanted flavor of its own.

Can Mushroom Mycelia Fix the Biggest Taste Problems in Functional Foods? MycoTechnology Explains.

Improving taste, enhancing mouthfeel, supporting sugar reduction and cleaning up challenging flavor profiles is within reach.

CO₂ Emission Reduction with BASF Aroma Ingredients

CO₂ Emission Reduction with BASF Aroma Ingredients

Explore how fragrance and flavor companies are approaching Scope 3 emissions, improving transparency, and implementing practical sustainability strategies without compromising performance.

FEMA# 5044 sakura flower extract (Prunus serrulata flower extract; Cerasus serrulata flower extract) is among the materials included in FEMA's Interim GRAS 32 list.

Catching Up: FEMA's Interim GRAS 32 and Interim GRAS 33 Flavoring Substance Lists

The FEMA GRAS program serves as an important scientific resource for flavor manufacturers, food companies and regulators by providing independent expert evaluations of flavoring substances based on publicly available safety data.

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Webinar: Understanding GRAS, Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients

Webinar: Understanding GRAS, Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients

SIMPPAR transformed the heart of Grasse into an open-air celebration of perfumery ingredients, welcoming fragrance professionals from around the world to explore new naturals, captives and technological advances against the backdrop of the industry’s historic capital.

Editor's Notebook: The Flavor & Fragrance Ingredients Seen at SIMPPAR and FlavourTalk 2026

Derived from the wood of Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Seikodo Ishida Co., Ltd.’s hinoki oil is a distinctive natural ingredient that combines a fresh coniferous character with warm woody depth and strong sustainability credentials.

From Sacred Cypress to Barrel-Aged Oak: Woody Ingredients Branch Out Across Flavor and Fragrance

From juicy notes to cola-enhancing effects to fresh impacts in scents, citrus ingredients deliver a wide array of effects.

Citrus Unleashed: The Zesty Ingredients Driving Flavor Innovation

Agrumaria Reggina Becomes Agrumaria as Citrus Specialist Sharpens Global Identity

"A new positioning that expresses who we are in a clearer, simpler, cleaner way."

'Caura tonka is naturally high in coumarin because of the environment in which it grows,' says Avilan CEO Julio Quintero.

Beyond the Origin Story: Avilan’s Julio Quintero on Wild-Harvested Naturals, Traceability and the Future of Direct-Origin Sourcing

"Our competitive advantage lies in the combination of traceability, sustainability, and the strength of our relationships across the supply chain."

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New Ingredients for Formulation

New Sigma-Aldrich® brand aroma chemicals available for your formulations.

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Designed to meet growing consumer demand for natural, clean-label ingredients, BioSymphony™ is an innovative portfolio of natural flavors crafted directly from nature’s finest ingredients.

Unlike traditional dairy replacers focused primarily on sweetness or creaminess, HaseMilk is engineered to mimic both the external and internal flavor characteristics naturally present in milk fat.

T. Hasegawa Targets Dairy-Free’s Biggest Weak Spot With HaseMilk Launch

Consumers criticize many plant-based products for thin texture, chalkiness and lingering off-notes.

2-Isobutyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane's alcoholic, fuse oil impression in combination with its sweet element would complement brown spirits profiles, like rum, whisky, cognac.

Flavor Extremes: From Sulfur to Zesty Citrus

Our our latest Flavor Reports, EU Edition, features methyl-3-(methylthio)butyrate, citral-less and terpeneless lemon oil, bisabolene ex-lemon, and much more.

Complete with a Ferris wheel at the center of the table, Austria Juice showcased a variety of natural fruit flavors, including yuzu, black currant, pineapple, strawberry and sour cherry.

FlavourTalk 2026 Brings Joy and Curiosity to Consumer Flavor Perception Conversation

This year’s exhibition and conference focused on the underlying neuroscience of flavor and how product developers can leverage this research.

In the natural passionfruit, hexyl hexanoate is present at more than twice the level of hexyl butyrate and is the key recognition chemical amongst the main hexyl esters. It plays an interesting, but less dramatic, role in many other flavors, combining odor strength and a significant taste effect.

Flavor Bites: Hexyl Hexanoate—The Ester That Anchors Tropical Authenticity

From savory depth and contrast to realism and balance in fruits, hexyl hexanoate is a unique and versatile ingredient.

IFF has integrated a research greenhouse known as The Bloomery into the center.

IFF Builds Madagascar Vanilla Hub to Tackle Climate Volatility and Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience

The move strengthens IFF’s “innovation at origin” strategy, which aims to connect scientific research and flavor creation more closely to agricultural production and post-harvest processing.

At ADM’s recent Reformulation Day, a clear message emerged for food, beverage, and flavor developers: reformulation is now a core product strategy. With 52% of U.S. consumers viewing reformulation as a “must,” brands are being pushed to redesign products around health priorities without sacrificing sensory experience.

Reformulation Becomes the Engine of Innovation: Inside ADM’s $40M Push to Scale Better-for-You Without Compromise

Zalabí leverages its unique Mediterranean terroir—characterized by Sierra Nevada snowmelt aquifers and extreme thermal shifts—to deliver expressive, technically reliable oils like Spanish red thyme, marjoram and sage.

Reimagining the Mediterranean Essential Oil Supply Chain

A distinctive terroir meets contemporary agricultural, production and organizational processes.

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A Look at ABT’s New Materials at FlavourTalk 2026

Advanced Biotech's extensive portfolio, comprising of natural, synthetic, and fermentation-derived molecules, is constantly evolving to meet the changing demands of our valued clients.