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Section: Fragrance

Allyl Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients -- from Floral-Rosy to Green Onion

Diverse, high-impact effects of allyl

Historical and recent developments of essential oils and aroma chemicals

Our industry is unique because it is concerned with agriculture, chemistry, physiology, bacteriology and other sciences. No other industry, chemical or otherwise, produces such a diversified and great number of individual materials. It is also understandable that these operations require the application of various chemical reactions and analytical procedures. The future of the essential oil-aroma chemical industry can be predicted in two words: Continuous Progress.

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2018 Leaderboard: Sensient Grows in Colors and Cosmetics

In 2017, the company focused on improving its main businesses and acquired natural color company Lima, Peru-based GlobeNatural.

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Frankincense: Scent of the Spirit Realm

Frankincense is a resin, but further, it is a binding of ritual and history: elastic in its use and meaning, it has served in both religious and occult practices, rising and falling with the hubris of mankind’s beliefs.

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Recovering a Sense of Smell

The following literature examines how researchers and physicians are attempting to treat anosmia through nasal implants, gene therapy and honey applications.

Copal blanco is a sap found in the pitch pine, which hardens in contact with the air. Also known as the “blood of trees,” it was used in sacred rituals in North American Aztec and Mayan cultures to lift the veil between the spirit realm and the human realm. Pictured here is the Magician Piramide del Adivino in the ancient Mayan city Uxmal in Mexico. Photo by Aleksandar Todorovic via Dreamstime.

Scent & Spirit: A Taste of Mexican Gourmand

Between white copal, zingy peppers, hearty maize and bitter chocolate, the author explores traditional Mexican dishes, linking culinary tradition, ritual and myth through the senses.

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Endpoint: From Scent Dieting to Flavor Irritants: ‘Wellness’ in F&F

What does the word wellness bring to mind? Sinking into a neck-deep mud bath? Meditating in a swirl of incense? Hitting the gym four times a week? Or maybe crunching away on home-grown, organically harvested vegetables? Recycling, composting, supporting fair trade, etc., all elicit a sense of wellness in some form.

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