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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: July August 2002

Mosciano, Michalski and organoleptic evaluation panelists explore a variety of flavor components and applications, such as 2-Ethyl Butyl Acetate, 2-Methoxy-4-Propyl Phenol (Dihydroeugenol), 2-Methylbutyl Iso Valerate and more.

Progress in Essential Oils: Cinnamon Bark Oil and Extract, and Helichrysum Oil

In his regularly featured column, consultant Brian Lawrence reviews the findings of a number of researchers on the constituents in various essential oils. This month, he highlights two oils: cinnamon bark oil and extract, and helichrysum oil.

Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: November December 2006

Advancements in the Flavor Industry. When I started in the flavor industry, a flavor project basically was a request to compound an artificial flavor. The newly established FEMA or GRAS lists were very limited and initially populated under a grandfather clause. Natural ingredients were limited to citrus, floral and mint oils, as well as other natural botanicals and extractives.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Sweet Fennel Oil and Extract

In this column, Brian M. Lawrence reviews the composition of sweet fennel oil and extract as found by various researchers. For example, a commercial sample of sweet fennel oil was screened for its anti-platelet activity by Tognolini et al. (2006) and Guerini et al. (2006) using GC-FID and GC/MS. Results are reported herein.

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Flavor Bites: Geranyl acetate

Containing a dominant rose note underlaid with fruity nuances, geranyl acetate is ideal for a range of floral, citrus, tropical fruit, berry and other flavor applications.

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Flavor Bites: Cinnamyl Acetate

While hardly effective as the main driver of a flavor, this ingredient can play an important secondary role in many flavors, adding depth and rounding out angular profiles.

Flavor Bites: alpha-Methylbenzyl acetate

This ingredient has multiple monikers and a similarly complex aroma character.

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Flavor Bites: Hexyl acetate

Combining the attractive characteristics of pear and banana, this ingredient works well together with several hexyl esters, including hexyl butyrate and hexanoate.

Flavor Bites: cis-3-Hexenyl acetate

The combination of green notes in many flavors can involve many additional green profile ingredients, but the balance between cis-3-hexenol and cis-3-hexenyl acetate is often central.

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Flavor Bites: Ethyl phenyl acetate

Though it shines in honey flavors, enhancing clove and bright floral notes, ethyl phenyl acetate’s soft profile in comparison to its fellow esters offers a wide range of applications, including hydrolyzed vegetable protein, green tea and more.

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Flavor Bites: Benzyl acetate

Though this ingredient is mostly associated with berry flavors, its characteristics can provide a striking berry nuance in a variety of non-fruit flavors.

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Flavor Bites: Para-mentha-8-thiol-3-one acetate

Though similar to para-mentha-8-thiol-3-one in odor profile, para-mentha-8-thiol-3-one acetate is more heat stable and is less prone to H2S loss on storage.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Ylang Ylang and Cananga oil

This month's column discusses the chemical compositions of ylang ylang and cananga oil.

The whole area of tea flavors is the most obvious focal point for linalyl acetate.

Linalyl Acetate in Floral, Citrus and Berry Flavors

Discover John Wright's December 2022 column on linalyl acetate's versatility.

The Butyl Acetates

Butyl acetate: The use of lower aliphatic esters to create fruit flavors is most interesting and intriguing. Many of the flavors of our common fruits can be mimicked using a number of mixtures of completely different groups of these esters.

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Symrise's Caramel acetate

The panel likes maltyl isobutyrate for sweet brown flavors such as French vanilla, brown or cooked sugar, maple, butterscotch, caramel, coffee, molasses, chocolate and malt.

Flavorist Panel Evaluates Neryl Propionate, 3-Mercaptohexyl Acetate and More Materials

See the latest roundup of organoleptic characteristics of flavor materials.

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