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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: Ethyl Lactate

While not a highly recognizable component of any flavor, ethyl lactate adds complexity, e.g., in the wines in my cellar.

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Flavor Bites: Methyl Anthranilate

Dislike of methyl anthranilate at high levels should not blind us to the multitude of subtle but intriguing influences that are possible with this chemical.

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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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Wine Divine

The grape moves into new categories, providing scent, taste and functional benefits.

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Symrise White Grapefruit Whitepaper

Grapefruit make a valuable contribution to the South African economy, for individual consumption as well as for the flavor, fragrance and cosmetics industry worldwide. Learn how Symrise brings its precious taste and scent to the world ...

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Grapefruit Flower

The grapefruit, Citrus paradisi Macfad., which is the fruit of a subtropical tree, appears to have an uncertain history. All species of the genus Citrus are thought to be native to Asia and the Malay Archipelago, but the actual origin of grapefruit has been a mystery. Origins, composition, use and more.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Grapefruit Oil

This month's issues discusses the chemical composition of grapefruit oil.

Grapefruit: the ‘Forbidden’ Fruit

The most recent addition to the citrus family, the grapefruit was relatively unknown to both Eastern and Western civilizations until its discovery in Barbados in 1750.

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Grapefruit: the 'Forbidden' Fruit

The most recent addition to the citrus family, the grapefruit was relatively unknown to both Eastern and Western civilizations until its discovery in Barbados in 1750. Since then, it has spread to tropical and sub-tropical regions throughout the Western Hemisphere, and is renowned for its distinctive, sweet-sour flavor. Here, the authors review the similarities between the grapefruit and its larger ancestor, the pummelo, and examine grapefruit oil components and their distinct flavor profiles.

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

Chemistry and application in fragrance.

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Beyond the Peel: Analysis of Pink Grapefruit Juice

There is very little differences between the peel oils of orange and grapefruit. Both of them contain pinenes and limonene as their major constituents and have very similar analytical profiles. Pink grapefruit juice’s characterizing components proved to show a few analytical surprises.

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Trick or Treat: A Sweet History

One of the sweetest holidays for confectionery, we take a look at the history of American Halloween, candy and reinventing classic favorites for the new generation of trick or treaters.

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Hungarian Beauty— Fragrances in the Wild East

A rich fragrance heritage disrupted by political upheavals reinvents itself amidst a price-sensitive consumer environment.

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.

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