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Japan: A Fragrance & Flavor Journey

A sensory exploration from the WFFC

Raising a Toast to Flavor Innovation

The Society of Flavor Chemists and Chemical Sources Association Midwest meeting delivered beverage alcohol category insights and a survey of technical advances in flavors

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Flavor Bites: Acetal

With a similar odor profile to acetaldehyde, acetal’s odor is less pungent and adds freshness to a wide variety of profiles, especially juicy orange flavors.

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Aroma Chemicals for the Sweet Field

This brief survey has tried to illustrate the range of aroma chemicals for the sweet field. This will continue to expand as consumers demand more exotic flavors, more realistic versions of established flavors and as more aroma chemicals become available to the flavorist’s palate.

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Taking A Moment to Sip RTD Tea Flavors

As consumers look for simple ways to combat stress, tea flavors and RTD tea beverages are providing consumers with a sensory break from the bustling world around them.

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Flavor Bites: (E)-2-(3,7-Dimethyl 2,6-octadienyl) cyclopentanone

Overall, this quite complex chemical assumes a surprised resemblance to natural apricots.

A stop at Spice Market provided a taste of Asian-inspired street food.

WFFC Trend Excursion Pursues Novel F&F Combinations

From cherry yuzu soda to Himalayan pink salt, event focuses on emerging and obscure sensory experiences.

Mint, other herbs and botanicals are breathing new life into culinary dishes, confections, dairy products, baked goods and beverages.

5 Unexpected Mint Pairing Combinations in Culinary Flavors

Push the envelope on traditional flavor combinations and culinary applications with mint and spices.

Forward Thinking: Citrus in the Limelight

Citrus’ refreshing effervescence is still appealing to palettes.

As a “close-to-nature” botanical, mint has the versatility to create many complex flavor pairings and has evolved to serve a variety of beverage formats.

Leveraging Mint Beverages to Meet Consumer Positive Nutrition Demands

How to capitalize on consumers seeking beverages that align with their personal wellness goals, while also providing exciting taste experiences.

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NAFFS/SFC/CSA's 20th Annual Industry Roundtable Event

The National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems, the Society of Flavor Chemists and the Chemical Sources Association hosted their 20th annual industry roundtable event on Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Anaheim, California.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances featured a rotaing menu featuring a pizza application. On June 4, they featured a Tunisian Date Pizza, formulated with its ingredients.

Finding a Way Forward: IFT19 Looks to the Future of Food and Flavor

As the food and flavor industries brace for uncertain times ahead, food and flavor professionals met at the 2019 Institute of Food Technologists conference to discuss possible solutions and plans for the future.

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Forward Thinking: The Food & Beverage Industry Gets Lit

Consumers’ growing demand and interest in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry are giving rise to new CBD-infused food and beverages as well as cannabis-focused retail, foodservice and hospitality industries.

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.

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