Food-grade cheese flavorings are a general term for food additives that simulate the flavors of various natural cheeses. Due to the wide variety of cheeses (such as Cheddar, Mozzarella, Parmesan, and blue cheese), “cheese flavorings” encompass a range of flavors from mild and creamy to rich and pungent, aiming to provide a stable and safe cheese flavor.
Flavor Characteristics: Cheese flavorings are characterized by a rich milky and buttery aroma and appropriate saltiness. Depending on the specific cheese being simulated, they can provide a mellow, smooth, slightly acidic, aged, or mildly pungent flavor. Overall, they significantly enhance the flavor depth and appeal of food.
Aroma Profile: A combination of fermented milk aroma, cheese acidity, and creamy fat aroma; it has a rich taste and long-lasting aftertaste; it can mask beany flavors and enhance the authentic “cheese” sensation.
Key Ingredients: Diacetyl, acetoin, 3-methylbutanal, short-chain fatty acids, natural enzyme-modified cheese concentrate (EMC), etc.; available in liquid, powder, and oil-soluble forms; heat-resistant up to 180°C, suitable for both water-based and oil-based applications.
Food Additive Cheese Flavour is used in Potato chips. Popcorn, cheese rings, cheese sauce, salad dressing, pasta sauce, instant noodle seasonings, cookies, bread, pizza, cheese strips, yogurt, cake, whipped cream, candies and chocolate, ice cream and cheese sticks, dumpling dipping sauce, etc
Uses:
Cheese flavorings have extremely wide applications, mainly in savory and snack foods:
Snack Foods: Widely used in seasonings or flavor bases for potato chips, popcorn, puffed snacks (such as cheese puffs), nuts, etc., and is one of the most popular savory snack flavors.
Condiments: Used in the production of cheese sauces, salad dressings, dips, pasta sauces, soup bases, compound seasonings, and instant noodle seasoning packets.
Baked Goods: Can be used in savory biscuits, bread, pizza, cheese sticks, and other products to enhance the cheese flavor.
Others: Can also be used in some dairy products (such as flavored yogurt) or prepared dishes.
Food Additive Cheese Flavour is used in Potato chips. Popcorn, cheese rings, cheese sauce, salad dressing, pasta sauce, instant noodle seasonings, cookies, bread, pizza, cheese strips, yogurt, cake, whipped cream, candies and chocolate, ice cream and cheese sticks, dumpling dipping sauce, etc
Dosage:
Baking (bread, cakes, cookies): Recommended form: powder/oil-soluble, recommended dosage range: 0.1-0.5%, pre-mixed with flour or butter, approximately 8% loss at 180℃;
Puffed food (potato chips, popcorn): Recommended form: external powder application, recommended dosage range: 0.8-1.2%, apply powder while hot after oil spraying, powder adhesion rate 8-10%;
Solid beverages (milk foam powder, 3-in-1): Recommended form: powder, recommended dosage range: 0.2-0.5%, pre-mixed with sugar at a 1:10 ratio, dissolves instantly in cold water;
Candy (hard candy, soft candy, chocolate): Recommended form: water and oil soluble, recommended dosage range: 1-2‰, add during sugar boiling at 105-110℃, minimal loss;
Dairy products (yogurt, ice cream, cheese sticks): Recommended form: emulsified/powder, recommended dosage range: 0.08-0.18%, added at the end of the aging process, avoid prolonged sterilization at 85℃;
Frozen/prepared foods (pizza, baked rice, dumpling dipping sauce): Recommended form: powder, recommended dosage range: 0.06-0.24%, added during the seasoning stage before shaping, stable aroma retention at -18℃ freezing;
Food Additive Cheese Flavour is used in Potato chips. Popcorn, cheese rings, cheese sauce, salad dressing, pasta sauce, instant noodle seasonings, cookies, bread, pizza, cheese strips, yogurt, cake, whipped cream, candies and chocolate, ice cream and cheese sticks, dumpling dipping sauce, etc
