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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: August 2009

Gerard Mosciano and organoleptic evaluation panelists explore a variety of flavor components and applications such as Chipotle SOR, cilantro essence concentrate, fluid extract fennel, garden mint oil, lime leaf oil kaffir and more.

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.

Forward Thinking: Citrus in the Limelight

Citrus’ refreshing effervescence is still appealing to palettes.

Leaf Alcohol

Leaf alcohol and its derivatives are a symbol of the “green revolution in flavors and fragrances that developed in our industry during the 1960’s.” Its commercial introduction changed the nature of flavors and fragrances and resulted in the wide spread use of n-hexenyl based materials, Today, more than 40 structurally related aroma chemicals are being utilized in our industry and all at relatively low formula percentages.

Indian Curry Leaf

A member of the natural order of Rutaceae, Murraya Koeniglii (Linn) Spreng, the "Indian curry tree" is a pretty, small shrub or tree up to 6 m in height and 15 to 40 cm in diameter. For years, Murraya koenigii in addition to its therapeutic values, has enjoyed a unique status as a flavoring principle in Indian cuisine.

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Cover Story: Leaf Alcohol Preparation

cis-Hex-3-en-1-ol and trans-hex-3-en-1ol are called leaf alcohols, though their aromas resemble freshly cut grass. Perfumers define their aroma more precisely: cis-hex-3-en-1-ol has powerful and intensely green grassy odor.1 Traces of cis-hex-3-en-1-ol are used in refreshing top notes in delicate floral fragrance types such as muguet and lilac; in addition, the alcohol is often used alongside geranium oil, galbanum, oakmoss, lavender and mint oils.

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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Progress in Essential Oils: Celery Seed and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical compositions of celery seed leaf and oil.

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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.

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Pink Pepper Fruit and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of pink pepper fruit and leaf oils.

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Citrus materials: Composition of Myrtle Leaf Orange

An in-depth analysis of endocarp composition of this interesting traditional Italian/Sicilian/Calabrian material. Myrtle leaf orange is known as chinotto in Italy and chinois in France, presumably because the fruit originated in China.

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.

Leaf essential oils of three different varieties of Citrus reticulate Blanco growing in Egypt

Paper of the 7th International Congress of Essential Oils, Kyoto, Japan, October 1977. This work was undertaken for the purpose of exploring new sources of citrus oils which may be useful as food flavors and in the fragrance industry. The study deals with the analysis of leaf essential oils of three different varieties of C. reticulata Blanco which flourish in Egypt.

The Chemical Composition of the Leaf Essential Oils from 110 Citrus Species, Cultivars, Hybrids and Varieties of Chinese Origin

We carried out systematic analytical studies on the composition of the leaf oils from 110 citrus species, varieties, hybrids and cultivars of Chinese origin in order to look for new resources for essential oils and provide the systematic chemical-composition data of the leaf oils for the taxonomy of citrus plants.

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.

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Flavor Creation: Composing Savory Flavors

How to combine low notes, middle notes and top notes for a successful flavor composition. Years ago, I listened to music on a cheap transistor radio. Through its tiny speaker I could hear the basic melody and words to my favorite songs.

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