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Section: Fragrance

Dihydrocarvone

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate many interesting chemical aspects, such as methods of preparation and reactions of dihydrocarvones which resulted in important aroma chemicals.

Carvone

An aroma chemical profile: carvone. The basic organic chemical structure of the carvones is similar to that of the menthols and menthones. Thus, it is not surprising to discover a distinct organoleptic impression for each optical antipode. However, the organoleptic impressions are not similar to menthol or menthone, nor do the carvones display the cooling effect of menthol.

Essential Oils: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

During the last 30 years, we have witnessed many changes within the essential oils industry. Essential oil production and processing are an important part of the global flavor and fragrance industry. Along with aroma chemicals, they constitute the creative building blocks for virtually all flavors and fragrances.

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Editor's Note: Mint: Sweet, Pungent & Cool

The power of menthol is used to mask off notes of functional ingredients in oral care products and even develop a sense of confidence; as well as aid in digestion and even create indulgent flavor profiles when paired with other ingredients like chocolate, citrus or tea.

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.

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.

2012 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

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

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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.

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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.

Several of this month’s ingredients have potential for application in alcoholic beverages and alcohol-inspired flavors.

Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials

This month’s column features discussions on juniper berry oil, saffron resinoid, white thyme oil and more.

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Sweet Solutions for Medicine Flavoring

As natural flavors and digital technologies push flavoring for medication forward, the flavorist must continue to address bitterness in base ingredients and create innovative, market-ready taste solutions.

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Perfume and Flavor Synthetics

Cooperation between the Department of Organic Technology (DOT) at ICT Prague and Aroma Co. began in 1970 with research into problems with benzyl-acetate purity. The cooperative first consisted of an expert consultancy, which gradually grew into a systematic expert-research group focused on fi elds of basic research.

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