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Progress in Essential Oils: Spike Lavender

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia Medic).

Ingredient Profile: Hexyl 2-Methyl-3 or 4-Pentenoate

Application in berry, pear, tropical and other flavors

Natural Stories: Ylang-ylang

Exploring nature and emotion: from seed to formulation

Peanut kiiNote might be worth looking at for fried flavors, and roasted garlic, onion or roast beef.

Flavorist Panel Evaluates cis-4-Heptenal, Peanut kiiNote, cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate and Other Materials

Principal flavorist Cyndie Lipka's panel evaluates 10 materials

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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 Last Word: Sustainable Beauty in Naturals—Ylang-ylang and Vanilla

A conversation with Michel Girard, Remi Pulverail and Rodrigo Flores-Roux of Givaudan.

Ylang Survey

Perfumery notes. In summary it is the blend of esters, ethers, and phenols, and sesquiterpenes in significant proportions that form the basic accord of Ylang. It is indeed a unique tropical blend of fruity, floral, balsamic and medicinal notes.

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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.

1,1-Dimethoxy-2,2,5-trimethyl-4-hexene: The Grapefruit Acetal

Chemistry and application in fragrance.

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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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1-(4-Isopropyl cyclohexyl) ethanol from Cumene in Two Steps

Due to its stability, this material finds use in a large number of products in the fragrance industry.

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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.

2,4,6-Trimethyldihydro-4H-1,3,5-dithiazine

Application in meat, fish and seafood, and other savory flavors

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