Flavours Fragrances and Aroma

Natural Flavors

The earliest application of spices in history began with natural spices. The so-called natural spices refer to substances separated from natural aromatic plant or animal materials by purely physical methods. Typical natural species include essential oils, tinctures, extracts, absolutes and spice oleoresins.

They are generally considered to be highly safe. Natural spices are an important part of the perfume industry. At present, there are more than 3,000 kinds of aromatic plants discovered in the world, and only more than 200 kinds of industrialized plants.



From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, although the production of natural spices increased exponentially in the world, the growth rate obviously lags behind that of synthetic spices. This is mainly because the cultivation and processing of natural spices is affected by many factors such as climate, environment, and transportation. As a result, natural flavors fluctuate in terms of output, quality and price.

With the advancement of analysis and synthesis technology, many key ingredients of natural fragrances can be artificially synthesized more and more, which leads to a decline in the proportion of natural fragrances in daily chemical fragrance formulations and an increase in the proportion of synthetic fragrances.

But in terms of edible flavors, people still admire nature and believe that it gives people a sense of security, so the value of pure natural food flavors has doubled. Even in the flavors of daily chemicals, natural flavors still have an irreplaceable role.



The harmonious aromas of natural spices themselves, they have unique structural aroma components, some of which are not yet known. They can make the formulated flavors more plump, more harmonious and round, and give the flavors a natural feel. Without natural fragrances, today's perfumery skills can hardly reach this state. In recent years, the global spread of "return to nature" has added vitality to natural spices.

The development of natural flavors is in line with the coexistence of mankind and nature, and is a good opportunity for the development of natural flavors given by the times.

Difference Between Synthetic and Natural Fragrances

For a natural fragrance, analyze and determine the chemical structure of its aromatic components through chemical techniques, and then use corresponding chemical methods to produce compounds with the same structure, that is, artificial synthetic fragrances. Synthetic fragrances often use simulated natural fragrances. Named after the name, such as muscone. Artificially synthesized perfume can be roughly understood as chemically synthesized perfume.

In 1868, the chemist Parkin used coal tar to produce a synthetic fragrance-coumarin in the UK. So far, for most natural fragrances, corresponding synthetic fragrances have been created. And there are some synthetic spices that have not yet found their corresponding species in nature, which can be called "artificial spices."

The purpose of the production of synthetic spices is to obtain compounds with specific molecular structures, so the raw materials do not need to be derived from natural animals and plants, but mostly coal chemical products or petrochemical products.

Because the raw materials are easily available, the output and production speed of synthetic spices are not restricted by natural factors such as climate and region, and the cost is greatly reduced, which greatly expands the application range of spices and enables people to enjoy them in daily life. There has been a significant increase in fragrance items, and many non-obvious fragrance materials and items are actually added with synthetic fragrances.

There are many reasons why synthetic fragrances cannot produce the same effect as natural fragrances. One is that natural flavors are a complex mixture, often containing multiple compounds, and the aroma components are complex. Some people even compare it to a chaotic system. With the current level of chemistry and biotechnology, it is difficult to achieve complete aroma components. Analysis and grasp. Even for rose fragrance and jasmine fragrance, new ingredients have been identified every year until now.