Flavors play an important role in the food industry, helping to enhance flavor, improve quality and create a unique mark for the product. They are present in many product lines such as confectionery, soft drinks, dairy products, spices, processed foods, pharmaceuticals and functional foods.

Popular types of flavors

• Natural flavors: Extracted from natural ingredients such as fruits, herbs, flowers and leaves. They bring original flavors, do not contain synthetic chemicals, ensuring safety and friendliness to consumers’ health.
• Synthetic flavors: Researched and developed by synthesizing chemical compounds that simulate natural flavors. This type of flavor is highly stable, helping to maintain product quality for a long time without changing the flavor.
• Oil flavor and powder flavor: Oil flavor is often used in products that require quick solubility such as beverages and confectionery. Meanwhile, powdered flavors are used in dry foods such as spice powders, instant soups, and functional foods.

Specific applications of flavors in the food industry

• Confectionery: Flavors help create characteristic flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, orange, lemon, making the product more attractive.
• Soft drinks: Flavors play an important role in recreating the flavors of fruits, tea, coffee, and many other beverages.
• Dairy products: Yogurt, ice cream, and cheese often use flavorings to enhance flavor and improve appetite.
• Spices and processed foods: Flavorings help create rich flavors in fish sauce, soy sauce, instant noodles, and canned foods.
• Functional foods and pharmaceuticals: Flavorings are used to soften the unpleasant taste of nutritional ingredients and drugs, making them easier to use.

Uses of Flavorings in Food
Flavorings not only bring delicious flavors but also have many important uses in the food industry:

• Enhance flavor: Make food products more attractive, suitable for consumers’ taste.
• Create a difference for products: Flavorings help manufacturers create unique products with their own identity.
• Hide unwanted odors: Some food ingredients have unpleasant natural odors, flavorings can help mask or adjust the flavor.
• Improve product stability: Synthetic flavors have high durability, helping to maintain flavor throughout the storage period.
• Diverse applications: Used in many food industries such as confectionery, beverages, milk, nutritional products, pharmaceuticals and functional foods.