Water Sensory
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Water 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 water flavour language, supported initally by FlavorActiV’s GMP flavour standards to train tasters to recognise defects and positives in water, and progressing to measure and maintain tasters skills and education level through advanced proprietary calibration tools and software.
If you have any questions about water sensory management, please contact water@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 27 flavours below has undergone evaluation by FlavorActiV's Sensory Systems team as well as the water industry directly prior to inclusion within FlavorActiV's latest Water Flavour Lexicon and Library as important water flavour reference standards.
| Acetaldehyde Bruised Apple, Aldehydic, Emulsion Pain Acetaldehyde |
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| Almond Marzipan, Bitter Almond Benzaldehyde |
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| Ink Old TV set, Meseum-like, Electric Fire, Bakelite Bromophenol |
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| Chlorophenol Disinfectant, Antiseptic, Mouthwash 2, 6-Dichlorophenol |
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| DMS Sweetcorn, Tomato Sauce Dimethyl Sulphide |
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| Freshly Cut Grass Leafy, Hedge Trimmings Cis-3-Hexanoate |
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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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| Chlorine Swimming Pool, Clean Bathroom Chlorine |
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| Bell Pepper Earthy 2-Isobutyl-3-Methoxypyrazine |
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| Wet Earthy Damp Soil, Freshly Dug Soil 2-Ethyl Fenchol |
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| Fish Oil Rancid, Fish Oil Trans 2-4 Heptadienal |
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| Dry Earthy Dry Soil, Earthy Geosmin |
| Methanethiol Drains, Leek-like, Rotten Vegetables Methanethiol |
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| Metallic Inky, Blood-likw, Tinny Ferrous Sulphate |
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| Potato Skins Raw Potatoes, Earthy 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine |
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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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| Trichloroanisole Corked Wine, Musty, Damp 2,4,6 Trichloroanisole |
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| Styrene Chemical, Polystyrene, Burning Plastic Styrene |
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| DMDS Rotten Vegetables, Sulphury Dimethyl Disulphide (DMDS) |
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| Medicinal Antiseptic, Mouthwash O-Cresol (Methyl Phenol) |
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| Dry Hay Hay, Straw Nonanal |
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| Cucumber Green Vegetable, Fragrant Trans, Cis-2-6-Nonadienal |
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| Pencil Shaving Woody, Pencil Shaving-like 1,4 Cineole |
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| Mulchy/Musty Mulch, Rotten Vegetables Methlisoborneol |
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| Swampy Cooked Onion, Garlic-like, Alliaceous Dimethyl Trisulphide |
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