CSD/Soft Drink Sensory
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CSD & Soft Drink Sensory Services
FlavorActiV is committed to promoting good sensory practices across the whole beverage industry. A team of expert taster trainers, supported by consultant beverage experts, are combining their years of insider experience with advanced human calibration tools, tailored sensory programmes and instruments to give unparalleled sensory support.
FlavorActiV have a history of working alongside the industry’s leading organisations, establishing and maintaining good sensory practices globally. Moving forward, FlavorActiV continues to build on its goal of establishing an industry-wide global flavour language, supported initally by FlavorActiV’s GMP flavour standards to train tasters to recognise defects and positives in CSD/Soft Drinks, and progressing to measure and maintain tasters skills and education level through advanced proprietary calibration tools and software.
If you have any questions about CSD/Soft Drink sensory management, please contact csd@flavoractiv.com.
FlavorActiV GMP Flavour Reference Standards
FlavorActiV’s pharmaceutical grade, GMP Flavour Standards are safe to smell, taste and drink, and can be used in almost any liquid to impart a real flavour, off-note, or taint. The spirit flavour standards were developed in FlavorActiV's dedicated pharmaceutical facility in the UK are sold individually in packs of 5 capsules, each capsule separately blister packed to provide flavour protection and prolonged shelf life. Production adheres to strict Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) pharmaceutical quality controls. FlavorActiV's dedicated GMP Flavour Centre is certified and regulated by the UK Government’s Medicine Regulatory & Healthcare Product Agency (MHRA) to a standard which far exceed ISO 9001, ISO 17025 or any food grade certification.
Each of the 43 flavours below has undergone evaluation by FlavorActiV's Sensory Systems team as well as the Soft Drink / CSD industry directly prior to inclusion within FlavorActiV's latest CSD / Soft Drink Flavour Lexicon and Library as important flavour reference standards.
| Acetic Acid Sour, Vinegar, sharp, Acidic Acetic |
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| Alkaline Caustic, Chemical Cleaner Sodium Bicarbonate |
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| Almond Marzipan, Bitter Almond, Cherry Benzaldehyde |
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| Astringent Dry, Puckery Saponin |
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| Brett-Barnyard Band Aid, Medicinal, Sweaty, Horses 4-Ethyl Phenol |
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| Bitter Bitter Taste Iso-Alpha-Acids |
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| Bromophenol Electric Fire, Inky, Chemical 2-Bromophenol |
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| Butyric Baby Vomit, Rancid, Cheese, Parmesan Butyric Acid |
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| Burnt Caramel Caramel, Chocolate 3-Ethyl-2, 5-Dimethylpyrazine |
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| Chlorophenol Disinfectant, Antiseptic, Mouthwash 2, 6-Dichlorophenol |
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| Chlorine Swimming Pool Chloramine T |
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| Cooked Vegetables Cooked Cauliflower / Cabbage Methylthio-Acetate |
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| DMS Sweetcorn, Tomato Sauce Dimethyl Sulphide |
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| Earthy Wet Earth, Damp Soil 2-Ethyl Fenchol |
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| Ethyl Acetate Nail Enamel, Solvent, Acetone, Acetone Ethyl Acetate |
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| Ethyl Butyrate Tropical Fruit, Pineapple Ethyl Butyrate |
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| Ethyl Hexanoate Fruity, Apple, Aniseed Ethyl Hexanoate |
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| Geraniol Floral, Rose Water Geraniol |
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| Freshly Cut Grass Leafy, Hedge Trimmings Cis-3-Hexanoate |
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| Geosmin Dry Earth Geosmin |
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| Grainy Green, Harsh, Green Malt Character Iso-Butyraldehyde |
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| Grape Purple Grape Methyl Anthranilate |
| Lactic Sour Milk, Yoghurt Lactic Acid |
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| Methanethiol Rotten Vegetables, Leek-like Methyl Mercaptan |
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| Mercaptan Sulphury, Drain Gas, Butana-like Ethanethiol |
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| Metallic Metal, Iron Rust, Blood-like Ferrous Sulphate |
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| Methional Peeled Potato, Mashed Potato 3-Methylsulfanylpropanal |
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| Motor Fuel Diesel, Heavy Solvent, Gasoline P-Cymene |
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| Mushroom Fungus, Metallic Octan-1-ol |
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| Musty Corked Wine, Musty, Damp 2,4,6 Trichloroanisole |
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| Cooked Onion Garlic-like Dimethyl Trisulphide |
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| Plastic Polystyrene, Melting Plastic Styrene |
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| Phenolic Spicy, Herbal, Cloves 4-Vinyl Guiacol |
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| DMDS Rotten Vegetables, Sulphury Dimethyl Disulphide (DMDS) |
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| Salty Salt Sodium Chloride |
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| Smoky Smoked Meat, Kippers Guiacol |
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| Sour Lemon, Acid, Sour Milk Citric Acid |
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| Vanilla Custard-like, Cream Soda Vanillin |
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| Woody Pencil Shavings 1, 4 Cineole |
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| Molassess Caramel Furanone, Soltolon Dripping Molassess |
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| Root Beer Methyl Salicylate Root Beer Float |
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| H2S Sulphury, Rotten Eggs Hydrogen Sulphide |
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| Indole Pig, Faecal, Farmyard, Coliform, Jasmin Indole |
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