Apricot flavorings in food are formulated to mimic the natural flavor of apricots and are primarily used in beverages, pastries, candies, ice cream, and other foods to impart an apricot aroma.
It is an edible flavoring that imitates the aroma of apricots, aiming to bring a sweet, slightly tart apricot flavor to food.
Food Additive Apricot flavor flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
Apricot Flavoring Introduction:
Aroma Profile: Fruity – Stone Fruit, belonging to the same family as peaches, plums, and apricots; sweet with a slight acidity, possessing the characteristics of “ripe apricot – candied fruit.”
Main Flavoring Components:
Trans-2-hexenal, Ethyl octanoate (green-fruity top notes)
Form: Available in two forms: liquid (dissolved in alcohol/propylene glycol) and powder (maltodextrin encapsulated), colorless to pale yellow in appearance.
γ-Nonanolactone (coconut-almond undertones, threshold ≈ 0.02 mg/kg)
γ-Decalactone (creamy-peach aroma)
Cinnamyl acetate, Citronellyl acetate (floral modifiers)
Food Additive Apricot flavor flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
Main Uses:
Beverages: Fruit-flavored water, carbonated soft drinks, fruit wines, RTD teas – providing a “ripe apricot-honey” aroma.
Frozen Desserts: Ice cream, popsicles, sorbets – synergistically enhances creaminess with γ-nonanolactone.
Baked Goods and Confectionery: Sandwich cookies, cakes, jam-filled candies, gummies – combined with γ-decalactone to produce a “cooked apricot jam” flavor.
Dairy Products: Yogurt, milk drinks, milkshakes – low dosage can mask cooked flavors and add layers of fruity aroma.
Compound Seasonings: Used in small amounts in curry and chicken flavorings, synergistically with 2-heptylfuran, to provide a balanced “sweet-fruity-fatty” aroma.
Recommended Dosage:
Carbonated beverages, fruit-flavored water: Liquid flavorings: 0.02–0.05 g/kg, Powder/microencapsulated flavorings: 0.05–0.10 g/kg, often used with citric acid at 0.3–0.5 g/kg;
Ice cream, popsicles: Liquid flavorings: 0.03–0.08 g/kg, Powder/microencapsulated flavorings: 0.08–0.15 g/kg, γ-lactone is easily volatile when heated, add at the end of the process;
Biscuits, cakes: Powder/microencapsulated flavorings: 0.10–0.30 g/kg, microencapsulated type is recommended for baking above 180 °C;
Candy (gummies, jelly): Liquid flavorings: 0.05–0.10 g/kg, Powder/microencapsulated flavorings: 0.10–0.20 g/kg, synergistic effect with malic acid at 0.3 g/kg;
Yogurt, dairy drinks: Liquid flavorings: 0.02–0.04 g/kg, Powder/microencapsulated flavorings: 0.04–0.08 g/kg, add during the cooling stage after fermentation;
Food Additive Apricot flavor flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
