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Going Natural: General Mills Cuts More Artificial Flavors

General Mills plans to have more than 90% of its cereals free of artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources by the end of 2016.

US Legislation Would Ban Artificial, Natural Flavors in Tobacco

Exception for menthol.

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Labeling Vanilla Flavorings and Vanilla-Flavored Foods in the U.S.

Vanilla flavorings are the only flavorings subject to a federal standard of identity. An understanding of the vanilla standard and the general flavoring labeling regulations is necessary to properly label vanilla flavorings and the foods to which they are added.

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Beyond the Smoke: Cannabis Flavoring in 2018

Despite the controversy, the cannabis industry is a force to be reckoned with, especially in the realm of flavoring.

All Flavorcon 2018 photos sponsored by Millipore Sigma. To view more photos, visit the Perfumer & Flavorist Facebook here.

Creating Effective Global Flavors at Flavorcon Day 2

On Nov. 14, 2018, day two of Flavorcon examined popular flavors of tomorrow, technical considerations for creating flavors and novel flavor ingredients.

TTB Response to P&Fnow Vanilla Comments

The conversation on TTB's view of natural vanilla continues

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Vanilla Enters the World of Genomics

Within the last few years, the development of new DNA sequencing technologies has revolutionized the study of crop plants. New technologies are now available that provide high-throughput DNA sequence coverage at low cost, making their application to smaller crops possible. Two research groups are currently applying these new technologies to Vanilla planifolia to study some of the important issues with Vanilla, such as disease susceptibility and vanillin biosynthesis.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances featured a rotaing menu featuring a pizza application. On June 4, they featured a Tunisian Date Pizza, formulated with its ingredients.

Finding a Way Forward: IFT19 Looks to the Future of Food and Flavor

As the food and flavor industries brace for uncertain times ahead, food and flavor professionals met at the 2019 Institute of Food Technologists conference to discuss possible solutions and plans for the future.

Vanilla: Anything but Plain

Mike Fasano outlines the complexities and nuances of vanilla extracts

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Optimization of Traditional Curing of Vanilla Beans

A number of recent advances in plant biochemistry and chemistry have clarified some stages of the vanilla bean curing operation and opened up opportunities for improvement in and control of the process.

Vanilla flavor is dominated by phenols and their transformation products mostly derived from enzymatic hydrolysis of the phenyl-β-D-glucosides. Cocoa bean flavor is dominated by Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines and other products generated during the roasting process of the beans.

Extracting the Essence: Comparing Vanilla and Cocoa Processes

Understanding the similarities and differences in biochemistry, chemistry and curing processes of vanilla and cocoa may offer insight into producing high-quality materials.

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Flavorcon 2018 Hosts Global Tastemakers in Atlantic City

The global flavor, food and beverage event brought together more than 550 attendees to discuss insights into ingredients, formulations, product development and consumer and market trends.

The flavor of cured vanilla beans contains a complex mixture of aroma and taste compounds.

Vanilla Bean Extraction: Old Procedures Needing a Makeover

Part 2 of 2: Vanilla ranges and possible method improvements.

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A Major Stake for the Future: Authenticating Vanilla With DNA

As vanilla supplies remain volatile, the threat of adulteration and fraud pose a real threat to the F&F industry. In response, authenticating methods like DNA barcoding provides a way to ensure purity and traceability.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part II

Vanilla pompona is resistant to climate change and diseases, and therefore is preferred for hybridization with V. planifolia. Its chemical characterization was carried out in a series of experiments, described in this second of four parts.

The curing of ripe, green vanilla beans convert a generally unflavored pod into the universally recognized and popular aromatic product.

Vanilla Bean Extraction: Old Procedures Needing a Makeover

Part 1 of 2: Exploring regulations and vanilla extraction methods.

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A Natural and a Pod: Commonalities in Vanilla and Tea Processing

Shared chemistry, biochemistry and processing in tea leaf and vanilla pod.

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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