Pistachio flavorings have become a “star ingredient” among nut-based flavorings. With the global popularity of plant-based dairy products, Italian baked goods, and premium ice cream, pistachio flavoring is widely used to enhance product quality due to its unique rich nutty aroma, subtle roasted notes, and creamy, cheese-like undertones.
Pistachio flavoring is a food flavoring primarily characterized by a “nutty-creamy-roasted” profile. Its core aroma compounds include 5-hydroxyethyl-4-methylthiazole, γ-decalactone, 2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine, benzaldehyde, and maltol, which perfectly recreate the triple aroma of “roasted pistachio-cream-cocoa.”
Aroma Characteristics: Highly replicates the aroma of lightly roasted pistachio nuts.
Top Notes: Bright, fresh nutty aroma with subtle grassy or herbal notes (simulating the natural light green color of pistachios).
Middle Notes: The core flavor is a rich creamy aroma, almond notes, and a unique woody fragrance.
Base Notes: Warm, roasted caramel notes with a long-lasting finish.
Food Pistachio Flavour is used in Biscuits, cakes, ice cream, yogurt, milk foam, milkshakes, coffee, milk tea, sparkling water, fruit wine, candy, protein powder, e-cigarette liquid, fish bait, etc
Main Uses:
Baking: Cookies, cakes, macarons, pastries, mooncakes – pre-mixed with butter before adding to the batter; retains a rich nutty and creamy aroma even after high-temperature baking.
Cold Drinks/Dairy Products: Pistachio ice cream, yogurt, milk foam, milkshakes – compatible with milk fat, inhibits ice crystal formation, resulting in a smooth texture.
Beverages: Nut-flavored lattes, milk tea, sparkling water, pre-mixed cocktails – provides a “roasted nut-creamy” top note, and works synergistically with malt syrup to enhance complexity.
Confectionery & Chocolate: Toffee, fudge, coatings, praline fillings – added during the later stages of sugar boiling, masking the metallic taste of sweeteners.
Instant Mixes: Oatmeal, protein powder, 3-in-1 milk tea, milk foam powder – 0.1-0.3% dry blend for instant dissolution.
Industrial & Pet Products: E-cigarette liquid, pet food topping, fish bait pellets.
Food Pistachio Flavour is used in Biscuits, cakes, ice cream, yogurt, milk foam, milkshakes, coffee, milk tea, sparkling water, fruit wine, candy, protein powder, e-cigarette liquid, fish bait, etc
Suggested Usage:
Beverages, cold drinks, jelly: 0.05%–0.15%;
Ice cream, yogurt: 0.1%–0.2%;
Baked goods, biscuits, cakes: 0.2%–0.5%;
Candy, chocolate fillings: 0.2%–0.5%;
Sprinkled on puffed food: 0.3%–0.8%;
Pet food, fish bait: 0.1%–0.3%;
Food Pistachio Flavour is used in Biscuits, cakes, ice cream, yogurt, milk foam, milkshakes, coffee, milk tea, sparkling water, fruit wine, candy, protein powder, e-cigarette liquid, fish bait, etc
