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The panel thought that β-caryophyllene would also work well as a part of floral notes or in floral flavors.

Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials

This month’s column offers a taste of Litsea cubeba oil, farnesene 90% natural, germacrene D 85, natural and more.

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The Natural Flavor Market Grows Up

Despite restrictions due to regulations, the natural flavor market is seeing strong growth as consumer package goods position their portfolios to more health-conscious consumers.

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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials

This month's column features organoleptic discussions on tarragon oil, orange oil, oakmoss absolute, coffee extract espresso, black tea and more.

The woody and earthy aspect of mushroom absolute would fit nicely in savory and reaction flavors or for use in roasted vegetables including corn, potato and green bell pepper for leathery background notes.

Flavorist Panel Evaluates Eucalyptol, e,z-2,6-Nonanediol, (-)-a-Bisabolol and Other Materials

Dig into the August 2023 Flavor Reports panel notes moderated by Cyndie Lipka.

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Flavor Bites: trans-2 Hexenol

Featuring a distinct apple characteristic, the ingredient provides a green profile without a trace of the usual leafy notes and contributes to a finished flavor's authenticity.

Processing for Natural Flavors: Cucumber, Melon, Watermelon, Cucurbitaceae,

The importance of accurate species typing, collection, storage and processing in producing FTNF flavors

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Processing For Natural Flavors: Cucumber, Melon, Watermelon

The importance of accurate species typing, collection, storage and processing in producing FTNF flavors. Consumer demand for appealing, distinctive, yet all-natural products has led flavor ingredients manufacturers to develop new FTNF (from the named food) natural distillates.

Reflections of a Retired Flavorist Before He Forgets: Lime

Surprisingly, Oil Limes, Distilled, is not a true natural product but results from the action of the acidic juice on the original essential oil. It is produced by comminuting the whole lime and distilling off the altered essential oil.

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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: March 2016

This month’s column features the live Flavorcon session held on November 15, 2015. Normally for each material, only common descriptors are listed. For this issue, however, all remarks have been included to show the full range of perceptions from the panel and audience.

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European Flavor Material Exhibition Highlights

Focus on new and natural ingredients.

Forward Thinking: Citrus in the Limelight

Citrus’ refreshing effervescence is still appealing to palettes.

Lime Oils from Mexico

We believe that this year Mexican lime oil production will reach 3,000 drums. No stock seems to be available in Mexico from last year’s production; however, some plants are already turning out a substantial amount of product.

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2017 Leaderboard: Mane Brings Goals into the Limelight

Perfumer & Flavorist's exclusive insights into Mane’s 2016 financial reports, sustainability strategies, R&D initiatives, M&A activity and how they became sixth ranked in the industry.

Comparative Study of the Essential Oils of Key and Persian Limes

In both cases (distilled and cold-pressed) the oils obtained from Key and Persian limes show remarkable quantitative differences, large enough to explain those found in odor and flavor.

Natural Product Supply Bulletin: Patchouli, Mexican Lime and the Crimean Conflict

An in-depth look at recent ingredient sourcing challenges and their outlooks.

Inside Flavors: Real Time Volatile Flavor Release Monitoring and its Flavor/Food Application Using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

Understanding how aroma compounds interact with and are released from simple and complex foods. Flavors and fragrances usually are complex mixtures of molecules with different physical properties, including volatility, fat solubility and sensorial characteristics, covering a wide spectrum of threshold values. They are usually present in natural extracts or final products at levels in the order of ppb to ppm.

Flavor Creation: Fusion Flavors

Fusion flavors, or blends, have been around since the cavemen discovered that a cooked, smoky leg of dinosaur had a much better taste than the raw version.

Developments in Flavors and Flavorings

Developments in flavors. A comparison of flavorings currently available with those being offered a decade ago show enormous advances in flavor profiles. Over the years there has been a significant move towards more ‘true to nature’ products and also the introduction of many new flavorings based on unusual natural materials. There will continue to be a large demand for the traditional flavors, but as the food industry tries to stimulate new interest, particularly in convenience foods, there will be an even greater need for new flavoring experiences.

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