Food Additive Sweet Corn flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
Product Concept and Characteristics:
Definition: A liquid flavoring formulated with natural sweet corn extracts or synthetic fragrances, possessing a typical complex aroma of “sweet corn + light milky + grassy notes.”
Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow transparent liquid; some products have a light green tint (naturally extracted type).
Formulas: Available in four types: water-based, oil-based, emulsified, and water-oil dual-use; the oil-based and water-oil dual-use types are heat-resistant and suitable for baking and instant sterilization.
Key Aroma Components: 2-Acetylpyrrolidone (CAS 1122-62-9) is the marker of “corn sweetness,” complemented by ethyl maltol, lactones, and other compounds to harmonize the sweetness.
Food Additive Sweet Corn flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
Food Applications and National Standard Dosage:
Beverages (corn juice, milk tea, soft drinks): 0.05–0.15%, for water-based products, add directly; synergistically enhances flavor with 0.05% citric acid.
Baking (biscuits, cakes, bread): 0.1–0.3%, for oil-based products, premix with oil; retains ≥85% after baking at 180℃.
Confectionery (soft candy, hard candy, chocolate): 0.1–0.4%, added after dissolving in syrup or fat phase.
Dairy products/ice cream: 0.08–0.2%, homogenized with milk base; does not affect freezing point.
Roasted nuts/puffed foods: 0.2–0.5%, for powdered products; sprinkled after spraying with oil; requires microencapsulation to prevent oxidation.
Food Additive Sweet Corn flavour is used in Milk tea, bread, cookies, cakes, malt sugar, ice cream, dairy products, hookah, e-cigarette oil
