Maximise flavour impact with high intensity speciality molecules
Inspiring flavourist creations
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Inspiring flavourist creations with our passion and expertise.
In today’s dynamic food and beverage landscape, creating memorable taste experiences is essential. We empower flavourists and flavour houses alike to create bold, authentic taste experiences that resonate with consumers.
Our high-intensity molecules deliver impactful nuances at low dosages, allowing you to achieve remarkable results while ensuring effective cost-in-use. Leveraging our expertise in flavour creation and developing high-performing flavour molecules with cutting-edge manufacturing processes, we offer a curated collection of best-in-class specialities produced at our Flavour Ingredient Centre of Excellence.
Our high-intensity speciality portfolio includes:
- Sulfury compounds
- Citrus, coffee and cocoa aroma profiles
- and much more!
Explore our catalogue today
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Explore our catalogue today!
Whether you’re looking to enhance intensity, mouthfeel, add complexity, or create unique flavour profiles, our collection of best-in-class specialities, covering every flavour family, are your key to unlocking new dimensions of taste across a wide variety of formulations.
Download our catalogue to learn more about how our versatile high-performing speciality molecules can transform your flavour creations.
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Mastering the production of aroma molecules for flavour creation
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Mastering the production of aroma molecules for flavour creation
Our Flavour Ingredient Centre of Excellence located in Barneveld, the Netherlands, is our state-of-the-art facility dedicated to supplying unique speciality molecules globally for our flavourists and Givaudan Flavour Ingredients (GFI) business. Equipped with the latest technology and automated systems, we help ensure efficient and consistent production of high-quality ingredients to meet the diverse needs of our partners.
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Get in touch with us
With strategically located manufacturing plants in Europe, North America, and South America, we supply high-quality molecules to the entire flavour industry. Explore our extensive portfolio and contact us today to discover how we can support your product development journey.
Together, let’s elevate flavour creation.
From our flavourists’ bench
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From our flavourists’ bench
Coffee’s flavourful compounds
“Coffee’s dynamic sensory experience is shaped by complex chemistry, particularly during roasting when many volatile compounds develop, but only a few define its key aroma and flavour. Notable among these are methyl-2-methylthio-3-furan and acetyl-2-thiazoline-2. When I’m building a coffee profile, whether light, medium, dark, espresso roasted, or when I need to bring some nutty or toasted-like characteristics to many brown flavours, these two ingredients are essential components in my toolkit. Methyl-2-methylthio-3-furan provides a deep, meaty roast character. It’s potent, sulfurous and instantly adds roast integrity. Acetyl-2-thiazoline-2 complements this with a warm, cereal-like note, adding a popcorn lift that rounds out the bakery and toasted nuances. They both work like a roast dial that I can adjust depending on the build.”
Sophie Frapolli - Senior Flavourist II
Sotolon pure: the all-arounder
“This lactone is a flavour superstar prized for its strength and versatility. Its distinct ability to enhance sweet, brown, nutty, and Maillard reaction-type top notes makes it indispensable for sweet and savoury formulations. At an ultra-low threshold of 0.02 ppm, it delivers remarkable intensity and depth. Unlike some molecules that you mainly taste at the front of the palette, Sotolon lingers beautifully in the mid-to-finish, creating a harmonious, full-bodied taste experience. It seamlessly integrates all components of a formulation, enhancing mouthfeel and overall complexity, making it an invaluable tool for flavourists.”
Kim Juelg, Principal Flavourist
Mercapto-8 p-menthane-3-one:
the fruity flavour essential
“This sulphur-containing powerhouse delivers intense fruity lift at ultra-low use levels and is a must-have for dialing in true-to-fruit flavours. It imparts fruity, buchu-like nuances that enhance tropical fruits, citrus, orchards, and berry flavours with juiciness and full-bodied taste. Its exceptional strength and stability allow it to shine across diverse applications such as dairy, plant-based drinks, soft drinks, candies, and chewing gum, even under acidity or heat.”
Sophie Frapolli, Senior Flavourist II