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Clean Labels, Commoditization and Cost Controls

Consumers are reading labels more than ever and becoming increasingly suspicious of the food industry and science in general. Some consumers are even suspicious of the words “natural flavor” appearing on the label.

New and Unique Flavor Material Roundup

A summary of ingredients presented as part of the British Society of Flavourists’ Table Talk event.

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Scent & Spirit: Poisons, Potions and Perfumes

Danger and beauty have always gone hand-in-hand—or in this case, nose-in-heart—when it comes to some of the world’s most poisonous flowers. Here, we take a historical sniff at how oleander, datura and belladonna among others have been used for centuries in fragranced potions; with recent perfumers paying homage to the flowers’ alluring powers in the niche fragrance scene.

Honoring Home and Personal Care Fragrance

The 2011 Unilever Fragrance Awards recognize the role of scent in successful brands

Economic Espionage and Maintaining Trade Secrets

Measures for preserving information, value and ensuring future company viability

Beverage Sector Trends: Germany and Benelux

Market perspectives from a New Yorker living and working in the EU.

The relationship between odor and flavor

A flavorist will automatically do the same thing—that is, smell the product before tasting it. The reason is, of course, that odor and flavor are two facets of the same sensation. With this in mind, let us discuss the meaning of odor and flavor, examining in particular some of the latest knowledge in the field. The importance of smelling in the evaluation of a flavoring material will become apparent.

Total syntheses of spirovetivanes and khusimone

The majority of these substances belong to the sesquiterpene group of natural products. Among these α-vetivone, β-vetivone, the norsesquiterpene khusimone, and three biogenetically derived C12-ketones provided the most exciting chemistry. Since the spiroketone and khusimone appear to play a significant role in the reconstitution of the essential oil, we have developed total syntheses of these substances. In an earlier synthesis of the spiroketone, β-vetivone was utilized as starting material; and more recently it has also been prepared by a photochemical route. Among the many published syntheses of β-vetivone two deserve special mention because of their elegance and stereo selectivity.

Fragrance in Good Times and Bad

Givaudan’s Michael Carlos on how the economic crisis could reshape the industry.

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Pink Pepper Fruit and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of pink pepper fruit and leaf oils.

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Sustainability in Flavor and Fragrance Ingredients

Securing renewable natural ingredients and establishing sustainable synthetic chemicals are important for the future of F&F.

Benzoin: Production, Uses and International Trade

The following review is based on first-hand research undertaken during a two-month mission in Southeast Asia, carried out by the author in 1997 for the government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) and funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

This month’s issue celebrates the return of the World Perfumery Congress, the latest in fragrance innovation and more.

Talking Fragrance Trends, Tech and Formulation

This month’s issue celebrates the return of the World Perfumery Congress, the latest in fragrance innovation and more.

Comparing Notes: High-impact Materials, Stability Issues and Achieving Signature

In the right hands, some of the most interesting fragrance materials behave like chameleons, adapting from category to category, bringing variable hedonic and performative qualities to different applications.

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RIFM Addresses Cost Controls and Growing Transparency for Fragrance Industry

During the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials’ annual meeting, David Duncan (Unilever) presented a talk about the future challenges and consumer expectations facing the fragrance industry. P&F magazine presents highlights of the same.

General, Legal and Safety Aspects of the Use of Flavorings

Unfortunately the general public perceives flavorings as “cosmetic products” that are dispensable, They ignore, however, the effect of flavorings on human physiology and deny that flavorings add significantly to the acceptability and pleasure of foods and in this way contribute to human daily life. Hence, flavorings are safe and useful.

State of the Fragrance Industry in North and South America

To address the state of the fragrance markets in North and South America today requires a mentality comfortable with paradox. One must be a realist and a seer, a cynic yet an optimist, a traditionalist yet an iconoclast, a student of facts with the vision to look beyond them. I don’t lay claim to any of these combinations. But let’s give it a try.

Pharmaceutical Aspects of Some Mentha Herbs and Their Essential Oils

This article discusses the pharmaceutical aspects of certain Mentha herbs and their essential oils, and focuses on the most important representatives, defined here as those named in the 31st edition of Martindale's The Extra Pharmacopoeia

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