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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.

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Adapting & Innovating with Digital Olfaction in Food, Flavor & Fragrance

Emerging technologies like digital olfaction can help address new challenges around maintaining product consistency and minimizing cost of quality (COQ) by leveraging objective odor data.

The Importance of Self-Regulation in the Fragrance and Flavor Industry Views of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Keeping in mind our shared purposes, I want to discuss with you today the role of the Food and Drug Administration in regulating flavors and fragrances in the United States. I also would like to address the growing importance of international cooperation in regulatory matters.

María Ángeles Santiago, senior perfumer, Iberchem

Iberchem Senior Perfumer María Ángeles Santiago Discusses Exciting Trends & Timeless Formulations

Santiago also shares advice for new perfumers and the evolution of the industry.

Morgan shared, 'With OCTAVIA MORGAN Los Angeles, my goal is to offer sophisticated, gender-inclusive scents that elevate the senses while respecting well-being and the environment.'

OCTAVIA MORGAN Los Angeles Emphasizes ‘Thoughtful Formulation, Transparency and Sensory Experience’: Q&A with CEO, Creative Director

A member of the 2023 cohort of Ulta Beauty’s MUSE Accelerator program, Octavia Morgan built her brand to include signature blends and clean ingredients.

Perfumer Veronique Nyberg and flavorist Willy Hajdarevic collaborate to cross-pollinate their expertise in the formulation of leading-edge fragrances.

Food for Thought

Flavorists and perfumers work in concert to add new effects to fragrances.

Survival, Love and Food: Cracking the “Perfume Code”

A new program pairs flavorists and perfumers to take fragrances beyond “just odor.” “It’s almost like a heartbeat,” says Firmenich fine fragrance perfumer Honorine Blanc, discussing the effects of adding subliminal food notes to fragrances. The Swiss company believes it has created a system—the FiFi-nominated Smell the Taste—that harnesses the craftsmanship of flavorists and the more abstract art of perfumers to create polysensorial scents that go beyond conventional food notes: the juiciness and crunch of apples, the bubbles in champagne.

Beauty Foods to Personal Care Formulations

Functionality positioning key in fragrances and overall formulations.

Perfumer & Flavorist 2008 Flavor & Fragrance Leaders

The big news on last year’s Flavor & Fragrance Leaders list was Firmenich’s purchase of Danisco’s fl avor division. The year before that, it was Givaudan’s purchase of Quest. At press time, rumors are again making the rounds regarding another potential merger within the top tier of F&F.

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Flavor Bites: Perfumers and Flavorists

Although there are distinct differences in the responsibilities and duties of perfumers and flavorists, these two occupations share many similarities and can learn much from each other

Tobacco accords are often used as a warm, rich and slightly sweet base note.

Consumer Preferences Are Redefining Tobacco's Role in Flavor and Fragrance: Q&A with Tobacco Flavorist Manoj Arora

The chief perfumer and tobacco flavorist of Sacheerome discusses how trends towards health and wellness are applying to tobacco flavors and fragrances.

2010 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

Cautious optimism, gradual recovery and a return to growth

Mango flavors are far and away the most obvious home for diphenyl ether.

Flavor Bites: Diphenyl Ether

The odor of this underused material is aggressively pungent but strongly reminiscent in dilution of mango skins.

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Flavor Bites: Xylenols

Used with caution, the impactful xylenol family of ingredients provides burnt odor characters to a range of coffee, seafood, whisky and other flavor applications.

2012 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

Acquisitions, raw material price pressures and an uncertain economy make for a mixed picture

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Flavor Bites: Menthone

In addition to a number of other chemicals with broadly related odors, menthone can raise many non-mint profiles out of the ordinary.

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2019 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

The F&F industry has moved beyond traditional business, establishing stakes in alternative proteins, artificial intelligence, nutrition and renewables, among others. This year’s leaderboard features perspectives from executives leading the top companies to grow beyond the traditional business model.

Book Excerpt: Flavor Formulation

Practical dairy, mint and savory flavor creation.

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