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The same molecule that makes a peach taste like summer can make your finished product smell like paint thinner. The difference is a few parts per million. γ-decalactone is the compound responsible for the defining character of peach in food ...

"Natural Strawberry Flavor WONF." You've seen it on a spec sheet. Most people move past it without a second thought. Here's what those four letters actually mean. WONF stands for With Other Natural Flavors. Under FDA regulations (21 CFR 101.22), ...

Your pineapple note and your future off-note can come from the same molecule. Ethyl butyrate is one of the most precisely dosed esters in functional beverage formulation. At the right concentration, it delivers a clean, ripe tropical top note that ...

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Tonka bean has been banned as a food ingredient in the United States since 1954. Not restricted. Not pending review. Banned. Meanwhile, in France, pastry chefs grate it over desserts the way we use vanilla. That gap almost never gets ...

Yesterday was World Ocean Day, so the entire Aromatech team traded the lab and the office for something a little different. We headed out to Cocoa Beach on Florida's Space Coast for a full beach cleanup day, and it was ...