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Japan: A Fragrance & Flavor Journey

A sensory exploration from the WFFC

Flavorcon 2023 Master Class moderator and Flavor Reports columnist Cyndie Lipka.

Oqema, Berje, Avant, Excellentia, Bedoukian and Millipore Sigma Flavor Materials Evaluated

Take a look at flavorists' notes on petitgrian oil, phellandrene, ex. dives, phenethyl acetate and more.

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Flavor Bites: Geraniol

The rose character of geraniol is very bright and fragrant but it also possesses considerable depth, which is especially helpful in flavors.

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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.

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Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials: July 2017

This month’s column features discussions on black tea, veratraldehyde natural, boronia special absolute, ginger CO2 extract and more.

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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: 6-Methyl 5-hepten-2-ol

A recent FEMA GRAS addition, 6-methyl 5-hepten-2-ol is a complex ingredient that has a clear link to apple and lemon characters and a subtle floral background note.

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2011's Top 10 Flavor Trends for Beverage, Sweet and Savory Applications

Bell Flavors & Fragrances predicts the big trends in flavors for 2011.

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Back to its Roots: Ginger Flavor & Trends

Used in culinary and medicinal applications for centuries, ginger has found an audience with contemporary consumers, who search for sophisticated and functional flavors in beverages and even pet food.

While traditional flavors are still popular among consumers, confectioners continue to experiment with bold flavor profiles that appeal to consumers that would like to be more experimental.

Exploring Evolving Consumer Tastes in Modern Confectionery

Discover the latest market research in consumer trends and recent innovative launches in the space.

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.

Flavor Creation: Fusion Flavors

Fusion flavors, or blends, have been around since the cavemen discovered that a cooked, smoky leg of dinosaur had a much better taste than the raw version.

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Flavor Creation: Composing Savory Flavors

How to combine low notes, middle notes and top notes for a successful flavor composition. Years ago, I listened to music on a cheap transistor radio. Through its tiny speaker I could hear the basic melody and words to my favorite songs.

Developments in Flavors and Flavorings

Developments in flavors. A comparison of flavorings currently available with those being offered a decade ago show enormous advances in flavor profiles. Over the years there has been a significant move towards more ‘true to nature’ products and also the introduction of many new flavorings based on unusual natural materials. There will continue to be a large demand for the traditional flavors, but as the food industry tries to stimulate new interest, particularly in convenience foods, there will be an even greater need for new flavoring experiences.

Perfumer & Flavorist 2008 Flavor & Fragrance Leaders

The big news on last year’s Flavor & Fragrance Leaders list was Firmenich’s purchase of Danisco’s fl avor division. The year before that, it was Givaudan’s purchase of Quest. At press time, rumors are again making the rounds regarding another potential merger within the top tier of F&F.

Flavor Bites: Flavor Creation in Germany

A non-German’s guide to impressing customers while meeting unique preferences in cheese, strawberry, vanilla and other flavors.

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Flavor Profiles: The Future of Snack Flavors

The snack category shifts its flavors toward a more nuanced sense of savory. Snacking has been called “the fourth meal.” In 2005, total snack sales tracked by Datamonitor reached $34.8 billion.* The United States made up $18.5 billion of this total, with Europe totaling ~$16.3 billion.

Flavor Bites: Flavor Creation in the UK

A closer look at the flavor found to be popular in the United Kingdom

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