Blackcurrant (also known as cassis) flavor is a food additive that simulates the unique flavor of natural blackcurrant fruit. It possesses a rich, distinctive berry aroma, combining sweet, sour, and slightly astringent notes, providing a differentiated flavor experience for food products.
Flavor Characteristics: The core characteristics are a rich berry sweetness and a unique slightly sour and astringent taste, with complex aromas similar to blueberries and a hint of smoky wood. This flavor is fresh yet full-bodied, highly recognizable, and often associated with “health” (rich in vitamin C and anthocyanins).
Aroma Profile: Deep dark berry sweetness, rich and juicy, with bright acidity and a slight herbal and “fermented” aftertaste; more acidic than blueberries, more complex than strawberries, and richer than raspberries.
Key Ingredients: Primarily composed of ionones, dimethyl pinene alcohol, and acetates, supplemented with maltol to balance the sweetness; can provide a “sugar-free sweetening” effect.
Food Additive Blackcurrant Flavour is used in Bread, cake, biscuit, ice cream, sorbet, pudding, jelly, yogurt, milk tea, candy, chewing gum, jam, fruit wine, soda, beverages, etc
Uses:
Blackcurrant flavor is widely used, especially in beverages and desserts:
Beverages: Widely used in fruit juices, carbonated drinks, functional beverages, tea drinks (such as flavored milk tea), and fruit wines to enhance fruitiness and mouthfeel.
Desserts and Frozen Treats: Commonly used in jellies, puddings, yogurt, ice cream, and other desserts.
Confectionery and Snacks: Applied to various soft candies, hard candies, chewing gum, and flavoring powders for puffed snacks.
Baked Goods: Can be used to enhance the flavor of fillings, cookies, cakes, and other baked products.
Food Additive Blackcurrant Flavour is used in Bread, cake, biscuit, ice cream, sorbet, pudding, jelly, yogurt, milk tea, candy, chewing gum, jam, fruit wine, soda, beverages, etc
Recommended Dosage:
Soft drinks, iced beverages, fruit wines: Recommended form: aqueous/emulsified, recommended dosage: 0.04-0.15%, synergistic with 0.2-0.3% citric acid, added after sterilization;
Dairy drinks, yogurt, ice cream: Recommended form: emulsified/powder, recommended dosage: 0.05-0.10%, added at the end of the aging process to reduce high-temperature volatilization;
Jelly, jam: Recommended form: aqueous/powder, recommended dosage: 0.08-0.15%, dissolved with pectin to enhance fruit flavor;
Hard candy, soft candy: Recommended form: oil-soluble/water-oil soluble, recommended dosage: 0.1-0.2%, added during sugar boiling at 105-110℃ for minimal loss;
Biscuits, cakes, fillings: Recommended form: oil-soluble/powder, recommended dosage: 0.05-0.2%, pre-mixed with oil, approximately 8-10% loss during baking at 180℃;
Puffed food, dusting powder: Recommended form: powder, recommended dosage: 0.3-1.0%, coated with powder while hot after oil spraying, powder adhesion rate 8-10%;
Food Additive Blackcurrant Flavour is used in Bread, cake, biscuit, ice cream, sorbet, pudding, jelly, yogurt, milk tea, candy, chewing gum, jam, fruit wine, soda, beverages, etc
