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Spice Notes in Perfumery

It can be said in a general sense that anything we add for flavor or fragrance value could be construed as a spice. This study examines many of the more common spices that one would find on a good supermarket spice rack as well as some that are relatively obscure.

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Pumpkin Spice Magic

America’s obsession with pumpkin spice has long been explained as clever marketing and nostalgia, but what if there’s something deeper at work?

Chemotaxonomy of spice plants

The use of systematic chemistry for plant classification is called chemosystematics or chemotaxonomy. The meaningful interpretation of the totality of taxonomoic characters is a difficult task. However, it has contributed much to natural classification.

Spices: quality control and standards

Opening Pandora's box is always a surprise. Some of Pandora's surprises by their very nature, have been shown to be highly interesting problems. The cooperation of science with the flavor trade and industry may lead to their solution. Let us hope this will be to the satisfaction of everyone involved.

Industry Information: Spices

On January 3 and 4, 1980, the Phytochemical Society of Europe presented an international symposium on spices. The program contained the following presentations:

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The Spice Trail: Nutmeg

Origins, cultivation and processing. Nutmeg and its sister spice, mace, come from the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans). This evergreen tree is native to the Molucca (or Banda) Islands in East Indonesia — known as the “Spice Islands” — and elsewhere in Indonesia.

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The Spice Trail: Garlic

Garlic is a fundamental ingredient in international cuisine. With its characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens when cooked, garlic adds a distinctive aroma to a variety of dishes. It is also thought to have a number of medicinal properties.

The History, Use and Pharmacology of Spices

This paper discusses a traditional category of those "cosmetics," the spices and herbs--broadly called "spices"--and some of their aspects.

Herbs and spices in medicinal preparations

Herbs and spices have numerous uses beyond their value as food additives. This paper is intended to survey one of those less known applications; the use of herbs and spices in a number of selected medicinal preparations.

The herb and spice trade— What is it all about?

In consuming countries, there is a growing demand for savoury food products. Consumption in all developed countries is increasing and as standards rise, underdeveloped nations show the same trend.

Spices -- a review of problems and challenges

This paper will review present and future technical problems in the use of spices, and indicate areas in which there is a need for new research and development studies. It is written from the viewpoint of a member of staff of the Tropical Products Institute, which has two roles to play in the field of spices. Firstly, the Institute has a responsibility to assist the less developed countries to reap the maximum benefit from their renewable natural resources. Secondly, it attempts to assist importers and consumers on problems of continuity of supply and quality of raw material. I will, therefore, be paying particular attention to the problems of primary production.

The food industry uses dried herbs and spices, and their manufacture is also easy.

Spices and Herbs, Ground or Extracts: Can You Taste the Difference of These 3 Ingredients?

Differences and suitability for flavor applications among three ingredient forms.

Through fermentation, wine emits intricate fragrance accords and flavors that often find similarities with perfume.

Wine & Fragrance

A look at the unique connections and complex notes.

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2016 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

An exclusive look at the top companies' financial reports, sustainability strategies, R&D initiatives, M&A activity and more.

International Flavors And Fragrances

Menomonee Falls, WI is located in the heart of Middle America’s dairy country. Nestled within its rolling hills are International Flavors and Fragrances’ high-technology manufacturing facilities, which produce natural dairy ingredients and natural chemicals.

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Discover Synthetic Eugenol for fragrance applications

Eugenol Synth is an innovation by Solvay with olfactory properties comparable to that derived from cloves and a reliable alternative for applications for which natural origin is not essential.

U.S. Market of Flavors & Fragrances

The U.S. flavor and fragrance industry occupies a very important place on the world scene (probably between 25% and 30% world market share). There is much confusion, misinterpretation and misunderstanding concerning its real market size and trends, which is due to an inadequate definition of terms and also to bad research and research methods.

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Natural Source Testing for Flavors and Fragrances

In highly regulated marketplaces where mislabeling could have legal and commercial repercussions, a reliable natural source test is critical at the procurement, research and development, product launch and supply stages.

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