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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		Buy Now ❱
Alkaline
Caustic, Chemical Cleaner
Sodium Bicarbonate		Buy Now ❱
Almond
Marzipan, Bitter Almond, Cherry
Benzaldehyde		Buy Now ❱
Astringent
Dry, Puckery
Saponin		Buy Now ❱
Brett-Barnyard
Band Aid, Medicinal, Sweaty, Horses
4-Ethyl Phenol		Buy Now ❱
Bitter
Bitter Taste
Iso-Alpha-Acids		Buy Now ❱
Bromophenol
Electric Fire, Inky, Chemical
2-Bromophenol		Buy Now ❱
Butyric
Baby Vomit, Rancid, Cheese, Parmesan
Butyric Acid		Buy Now ❱
Burnt Caramel
Caramel, Chocolate
3-Ethyl-2, 5-Dimethylpyrazine		Buy Now ❱
Chlorophenol
Disinfectant, Antiseptic, Mouthwash
2, 6-Dichlorophenol		Buy Now ❱
Chlorine
Swimming Pool
Chloramine T		Buy Now ❱
Cooked Vegetables
Cooked Cauliflower / Cabbage
Methylthio-Acetate		Buy Now ❱
DMS
Sweetcorn, Tomato Sauce
Dimethyl Sulphide		Buy Now ❱
Earthy
Wet Earth, Damp Soil
2-Ethyl Fenchol		Buy Now ❱
Ethyl Acetate
Nail Enamel, Solvent, Acetone, Acetone
Ethyl Acetate		Buy Now ❱
Ethyl Butyrate
Tropical Fruit, Pineapple
Ethyl Butyrate		Buy Now ❱
Ethyl Hexanoate
Fruity, Apple, Aniseed
Ethyl Hexanoate		Buy Now ❱
Geraniol
Floral, Rose Water
Geraniol		Buy Now ❱
Freshly Cut Grass
Leafy, Hedge Trimmings
Cis-3-Hexanoate		Buy Now ❱
Geosmin
Dry Earth
Geosmin		Buy Now ❱
Grainy
Green, Harsh, Green Malt Character
Iso-Butyraldehyde		Buy Now ❱
Grape
Purple Grape
Methyl Anthranilate		Buy Now ❱
Lactic
Sour Milk, Yoghurt
Lactic Acid		Buy Now ❱
Methanethiol
Rotten Vegetables, Leek-like
Methyl Mercaptan		Buy Now ❱
Mercaptan
Sulphury, Drain Gas, Butana-like
Ethanethiol		Buy Now ❱
Metallic
Metal, Iron Rust, Blood-like
Ferrous Sulphate		Buy Now ❱
Methional
Peeled Potato, Mashed Potato
3-Methylsulfanylpropanal		Buy Now ❱
Motor Fuel
Diesel, Heavy Solvent, Gasoline
P-Cymene		Buy Now ❱
Mushroom
Fungus, Metallic
Octan-1-ol		Buy Now ❱
Musty
Corked Wine, Musty, Damp
2,4,6 Trichloroanisole		Buy Now ❱
Cooked Onion
Garlic-like
Dimethyl Trisulphide		Buy Now ❱
Plastic
Polystyrene, Melting Plastic
Styrene		Product Details ❱
Buy Now ❱
Phenolic
Spicy, Herbal, Cloves
4-Vinyl Guiacol		Buy Now ❱
DMDS
Rotten Vegetables, Sulphury
Dimethyl Disulphide (DMDS)		Buy Now ❱
Salty
Salt
Sodium Chloride		Buy Now ❱
Smoky
Smoked Meat, Kippers
Guiacol		Buy Now ❱
Sour
Lemon, Acid, Sour Milk
Citric Acid		Buy Now ❱
Vanilla
Custard-like, Cream Soda
Vanillin		Buy Now ❱
Woody
Pencil Shavings
1, 4 Cineole		Buy Now ❱
Molassess
Caramel Furanone, Soltolon
Dripping Molassess		Buy Now ❱
Root Beer
Methyl Salicylate
Root Beer Float		Buy Now ❱
H2S
Sulphury, Rotten Eggs
Hydrogen Sulphide		Buy Now ❱
Indole
Pig, Faecal, Farmyard, Coliform, Jasmin
Indole		Buy Now ❱

CSD Sensory Plan

1 › Train
Train using FlavorActiV's GMP CSD / Soft Drink Flavour Standards & Kits. Our multi-lingual team provide training in over 15 languages.
2 › Calibrate
Receive regular CSD proficiency kits to test your abilities. Input data into our proprietary software to benchmark your results globally.
3 › Maintain
FlavorActiV advanced training sessions and industry specific workshops will see your sensory knowledge continually grow across the range of flavour reference standards.
4 › Improve
Continual optimisation and analysis of support and package coupled with supply of GMP Flavour Standards.

We Ship Globally
We have distribution partners for the following countries (click for more info) Brazil, China, India, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Russia.