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The 'Halo' Effect of Amides in Mandarin and Tangerine

Mandarin has a peculiar aroma that can be described as somewhat "fishy," which might be due to an unidentified amine compound.

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Citrus Innovation: Another Look

Ongoing advances in technology and evolving customer and consumer demands add a modern twist to citrus ingredients and applications.

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Citrus materials: Composition of Myrtle Leaf Orange

An in-depth analysis of endocarp composition of this interesting traditional Italian/Sicilian/Calabrian material. Myrtle leaf orange is known as chinotto in Italy and chinois in France, presumably because the fruit originated in China.

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Orange blossoms are the flowers from the bitter orange tree, Citrus Aurantium Linnaeus. Originating in China, the bitter orange tree was probably introduced to southern France somewhere between the tenth and eleventh centuries AD byt the conquering Arabs. It remained the only orange known to Europeans for about five centuries. Since the fruit of this tree is so unpalatable (though more sour than bitter from this author's first hand experience) it is no wonder that products for fragrances were developed.

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Citrus focus: A Cultivated Zest

Known as golden apples centuries ago, lemons were once regarded as luxuries, traded for precious items in marketplaces around the world. Today, with over 3 million tonnes produced each year — the equivalent of approximately 21,000 million individual lemons — this fruit is as popular as it has ever been.

Forward Thinking: Citrus in the Limelight

Citrus’ refreshing effervescence is still appealing to palettes.

The Citrus Trail

Even within the flavor and fragrance industry itself, there is often a certain amount of confusion surrounding lime and its derivative, lime essential oil.

Florida Tangerine Peel Oil – The Changing Cultivar Landscape

Citrus fruits have been a valuable and prized flavor and fragrance ingredient for thousands of years. The ability of citrus to easily crossbreed has provided us with a large family of different fruits, many with very unique and interesting organoleptic properties.

Connecting the dots: Flavor Radar

Mintel’s Menu Insights tracks what we’re eating and drinking. Indulgence, portion control, pomegranate, perceived health benefits, floral flavors, mojito burritos—these are just a few of the buzzwords in today’s restaurant world, and it’s consumer research firm Mintel’s job to keep on top of them.

Sarkar notes that post Brexit, there is a risk in the country also parting ways with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation that was established in December 2006.

The Juice: Julian Sarkar of Zanos

Finding your niche as a new business is always going to involve a little bit of trial and error, Sarkar shares his story of selling fragrance materials in the UK.

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The Juice: Neil Morris

“The hippies used to wear patchouli, sandalwood and ambergris,” says Neil, “but I would take those and blend them all together in a certain way—and people would say ‘Hey man, would you make me some of that oil?’ And that’s how I became known as the oil guy. It just sort of happened.”

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The Juice: Ruth Mastenbroek

In an exclusive interview, Ruth Mastenbroek shares her experience as a budding perfumer in the industry whose job has taken her all over the world to ultimately create her own fragrance line.

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The Juice: John Stephen, the Cotswold Perfumer

Exactly how John ended up flying around France with renowned fragrance folk, and having his own laboratory atop an idyllic cottage at the Cotswolds, is not a typical story of a perfumer.

Aroma Compounds of Mango and Papaya from Cameroon

Solid phase microextraction analyses of these important fruits—Mangifera indica L. and Carica papaya L.

Reading this month’s flavor Leaders & Newsmakers issue, several companies mentioned this concept of nostalgia and making familiar flavors new again.

Editor's Note: What's Old is New

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The Juice: Luca Turin – Olfactory Iconoclast

In an exclusive interview with biophysicist, Luca Turin, he discusses his controversial vibrational olfaction theory and his passion for perfume.

China: The Citrus Revolution

The state of mandarin, navel orange, pumelo, tangerine and orange.

Raw Material Bulletin: March 2014.

Raw Material Bulletin: Firmenich, Advanced Biotech and more

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