Food-grade cinnamon flavor is a food additive that mimics the unique aroma of natural cinnamon bark. Cinnamon is a spice with a long history, and this flavor aims to provide its warm, sweet, and spicy characteristics, widely used in both sweet and savory dishes.
Flavor Profile: Cinnamon flavor has a unique aroma that is a blend of warmth, sweetness, and spiciness, with a slight woody undertone. It can simulate the flavor characteristics of different varieties of cinnamon (such as Ceylon cinnamon or cassia cinnamon), providing a rich and long-lasting flavor that gives a warm and comforting feeling.
Aroma Type: Warm, sweet, and spicy, with a typical cinnamon bark aroma. The top note is spicy and bright, the middle note is sweet and spicy with a slight caramel and fruity undertone, and the aftertaste is long-lasting.
Main Ingredients: Cinnamaldehyde (≥75%), cinnamyl alcohol, eugenol, benzaldehyde, coumarin, etc.; commercially available in water-soluble/oil-soluble liquid and powder forms, stable at high temperatures up to 180 ℃, and stable at pH 3–8.
Food Additive Cinnamon Flavour is used in Cinnamon rolls, apple pies, cookies, cakes, bread, payment, milk tea, chocolate, juice, fruit wine, cereal, yogurt, candies, chewing gum, ice cream, ham, hot pot base ingredients, etc
Uses:
Cinnamon flavor is widely used, mainly in the baking, beverage, and condiment sectors:
Baked Goods: Widely used in flavoring cinnamon rolls, apple pies, cookies, cakes, bread, pumpkin pies, etc.
Beverages: Used to flavor coffee, milk tea, hot chocolate, apple juice, and special alcoholic beverages (such as mulled wine).
Breakfast Foods: Used to enhance the flavor of cereals, granola bars, yogurt, etc.
Meat Products and Seasonings: In many cuisines, cinnamon is also used in stews, marinades, and curry sauces; the flavor can be used in industrial production.
Confectionery: Used in various hard candies, chewing gum, etc.
Food Additive Cinnamon Flavour is used in Cinnamon rolls, apple pies, cookies, cakes, bread, payment, milk tea, chocolate, juice, fruit wine, cereal, yogurt, candies, chewing gum, ice cream, ham, hot pot base ingredients, etc
Dosage:
Baking (bread, cakes, cookies): Recommended form: Powder/oil-soluble, Recommended dosage range: 0.05-0.2%, Premix with butter or flour, approximately 8% loss at 180℃;
Confectionery (hard candy, soft candy, chocolate): Recommended form: Water and oil soluble, Recommended dosage range: 0.7-1.5‰, Add during sugar boiling at 105-110℃ for minimal loss;
Beverages (cola, milk tea, fruit wine): Recommended form: Aqueous solution, Recommended dosage range: 3-30 ppm, Add after sterilization to reduce volatilization;
Chewing gum: Recommended form: Powder, Recommended dosage range: ≤0.5% (5000 ppm), Premix with gum base and sugar for sustained release;
Dairy products (yogurt, ice cream): Recommended form: Emulsified/powder, Recommended dosage range: 8-50 ppm, Add at the end of the aging process to avoid prolonged sterilization at 85℃;
Meat/Sauces (ham, meatballs, hot pot base): Recommended form: Oil-soluble/paste, Recommended dosage range: 20-150 ppm, Add 5 minutes before the sauce is finished cooking to reduce volatilization;
Food Additive Cinnamon Flavour is used in Cinnamon rolls, apple pies, cookies, cakes, bread, payment, milk tea, chocolate, juice, fruit wine, cereal, yogurt, candies, chewing gum, ice cream, ham, hot pot base ingredients, etc
