Eight Naturals, From Citrus to Savory (Flavor Reports)

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In this month’s column we evaluate ingredients from Isobionics, a brand of BASF. The Isobionics range of products are produced by an innovative and precise cutting-edge fermentation process, offering an extensive range of high purity, natural flavor and fragrance ingredients for the food, beverage and personal care industries.

Organoleptic Evaluation Panelists

• Andrea Albertino, Ph.D., Senior Flavorist, Esarom
• Kavita Bhatnagar, Ph.D., CEO, Kanegrade Flavors & Ingredients
• John Forbes, Consultant, Ceressence Consultancy
• Trevor Groome, Consultant Flavorist – Director, Orchid Aromatech Ltd
• Bimal Karmakar, Ph.D., Principal Flavorist, Givaudan
• Jack Nicol, Flavorist, IFF
• Britta Nobis, Senior Flavorist, Silesia
• Maria Palassarou, Ph.D., Flavorist, Givaudan
• Ján Peťka, Ph.D., Head of Flavor Development, Austria Juice
• Aine Walsh, Principal Flavorist, Keurig Dr Pepper

Natural valencene 75

EU and U.S. natural with 75% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 4838, CAS# 4630-07-03

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Orange peel aroma, fresh, juicy, sweet impression, woody, floral, powdery, dry, aldehydic, slight soapy, pulpy, pithy, over-ripe fruit notes.
• Taste Descriptors @ 5 ppm: Orange juice taste, candy orange, fresh, fruity, pithy, pulpy, floral violet notes, woody, powdery, aldehydic, mouthfeel sensation.
• Possible Applications: Its dominant sweet, juicy and woody elements would complement most of the citrus tonalities, especially the aldehydic species, like orange, grapefruit, mandarin and tangerine, providing authenticity and complexity to citrus flavors. Moreover, the sweet pulpy character would make it a great addition to tropical fruits flavors, like mango and papaya.

Natural nootkatone 70

EU and U.S. natural with 70% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 4941, CAS# 4674-50-4

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Woody, spicy, grapefruit peel aroma, juicy, rubbery, oily, metallic, waxy, slight sulfur, rhubarb note, cedar aroma, incense nuances, perfumed.
• Taste Descriptors @ 3 ppm: Woody, spicy, peppery, grapefruit peel, juicy, rubbery, petroleum turpentine notes, slight sulfur, waxy, metallic, labdanum nuances.
• Possible Applications: Its intense woody peely attributes, essential key aroma notes for grapefruit profiles, would provide authenticity to other citrus tonalities as well, like bitter orange, yuzu and pomelo. Its woody spicy elements would also make it a great addition to tobacco flavors and tea profiles, like black tea. Moreover, the citrus peel, juicy character might complement sweet tropical fruits profiles, like guava and mangosteen.

Natural trans-alpha-bergamotene 80

EU and U.S. natural with 80% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 4960, CAS# 13474-59-4

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Waxy, oily, green, unripe fruit aroma, woody, piney, citrus lime notes, lemon peel, fatty, soapy, earthy, herbal, sandalwood notes, linseed character.
• Taste Descriptors @ 10 ppm: Woody, waxy, fatty, earthy, herbal fennel, floral coriander, vegetable taste, terpenic, pithy, citrus lime, tropical mango notes.
• Possible Applications: Its intense waxy and woody elements would complement various citrus tonalities, like lemon, lime, blood orange, mandarin, tangerine and bergamot, providing the sesquiterpene and back-end citrus complexity. Its green, unripe fruit character would make it a great addition to tropical flavors like mango, whereas its earthy aspect might complement tropical passion fruit profiles. The herbal, vegetable note in combination with its woody character might provide complexity to herbal tea profiles and spice blends.

Natural germacrene D 85's fresh, green, fatty elements would provide complexity to melon and cucumber profiles.Pixel-Shot at Adobe Stock

Natural germacrene D 85

EU and U.S. natural with 85% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 4974, CAS# 23986-74-5

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Green, leafy, fatty, cucumber, melon aroma, vegetable, herbal, basil, parsley notes, woody, spicy, earthy, metallic, floral, exotic nuances.
• Taste Descriptors @ 5 ppm: Green, grassy, fresh, melon, cucumber notes, herbal, aldehydic, soapy, fatty, woody, spicy, earthy, floral, tropical mango taste, bitter, metallic mushroom notes.
• Possible Applications: Its dominant green, leafy character would complement orchard fruits profiles, like apple and pear for the fruit skin impression, whereas in combination with the slight metallic notes, it would benefit tropical fruits flavors, like mango and lychee. The fresh, green, fatty elements would provide complexity to melon and cucumber profiles, while its additional woody spicy character would complement variety of citrus tonalities, like lime, lemon, orange, grapefruit, bergamot, and green mandarin enhancing the sesquiterpene notes. The floral, woody, earthy aspects might provide authenticity to tobacco flavors and tea profiles, like black tea. Moreover, the intense herbal basil type notes could make it a great addition to savory vegetable and soup profiles.

Natural alpha-farnesene 95

EU and U.S. natural with 95% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 3839, CAS# 502-61-4

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Woody, green, fresh, piney, terpenic, vegetable aroma, lovage, celery notes, parsley, earthy, floral, tropical, hay, hop nuances.
• Taste Descriptors @ 5 ppm: Green, fresh, fruit skin impression, earthy, herbal, vegetable, celery notes, citrus, terpenic, rubbery, tropical, floral, metallic, slight sulfur.
• Possible Applications: Its fresh, green elements would complement orchard fruit profiles, like apple and pear, whereas the characteristic fruit skin impression would make it a great addition to stone fruits, like peach, as well as tropical profiles, like mango. The woody, terpenic, piney aspects would provide sesquiterpene complexity to citrus tonalities, like lemon and lime, whereas its additional herbal, hay notes would fit well on beer profiles enhancing the hop top notes.

Natural alpha-Bisabolene 98's herbal character would make it a great addition to root vegetable profiles, like carrot and beetroot. ROMAN ODINTSOV at Pexels

Natural alpha-bisabolene 98

EU and U.S. natural with 98% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 5067, CAS# 17627-44-0

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Woody, spicy, balsamic, earthy, soapy, waxy, ketonic, fruit skin impression, creamy, milky, coconut, piney, citrus, lime notes, floral, resinous, slight mushroom metallic.
• Taste Descriptors @ 5 ppm: Soapy, waxy, coconut, creamy, ketonic, fruit  skin impression, green, herbal, rosemary notes, citrus lime, woody, balsamic, earthy, mushroom metallic notes.
• Possible Applications: Its intense waxy, ketonic elements would complement dairy tonalities, like milk and cream, as well as coconut flavor profiles. Its woody, earthy, piney notes would provide authenticity to variety of citrus tonalities, like lime, lemon, bergamot, yuzu and kumquat, whereas in combination with its herbal character, it would make it a great addition to root vegetable profiles, like carrot and beetroot. Moreover, the characteristic fruit skin aspect, would fit well in stone fruit profiles, like peach and apricot, as well as tropical mango flavors.

Natural beta-bisabolene 90

EU and U.S. natural with 90% purity, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 4940, CAS# 495-61-4

• Odor Descriptors @ 100%: Woody, citrus, piney, green, leafy, earthy, waxy, fruity, tropical mango, pineapple aroma, goosberry notes, lychee.
• Taste Descriptors @ 5 ppm: Woody, earthy, citrus lime, slight rubbery, green, herbal, waxy, tropical mango, lychee notes, metallic.
• Possible Applications: Its green, waxy, slight rubbery elements would complement various tropical fruit profiles, like mango and lychee. The woody, earthy, piney notes would provide back-end complexity to citrus tonalities, like lemon, lime, as well as bergamot.  The characteristic green, earthy aspects would make it a great addition to botanical favor profiles, like herbal teas.

Natural beta-sinensal 20's marine note would make it a great addition to savory tonalities, like fish and meat profiles.Sylwester Ficek at Adobe Stock

Natural beta-sinensal 20

EU and U.S. natural with 20% purity on beta-farnesene, pesticide-free, kosher and halal certified; FEMA# 5088, CAS# 3779-62-2, 60066-88-8

• Odor Descriptors @ 1%: Metallic, aldehydic, fatty, waxy, juicy, pithy, woody, marine, seaweed, citrus undertones, animalic note.
• Taste Descriptors @ 1 ppm: Metallic, aldehydic, fatty, waxy, pithy, juicy, woody, herbal, green, marine, seaweed notes.
• Possible Applications: Its juicy, pithy, aldehydic elements would provide authenticity and complexity to various citrus profiles, like orange, mandarin, tangerine, grapefruit and yuzu. The intense green, metallic character would complement herbal and vegetable profiles, like unripe tomato, whereas the marine note would make it a great addition to savory tonalities, like fish and meat profiles.