Blueberry Flavor (Water/Oil-Soluble Powder)とは？用途・使用量・代替品・規格

Blueberry Flavor is a widely used edible flavor in the food industry, belonging to the food flavor category. It imparts pure, rich blueberry flavor to processed foods by simulating the characteristic aroma of fresh blueberries. Blueberry flavor is a food additive and a type of food flavor, used in beverages, baked goods, confectionery, ice cream, dairy products and other foods to enhance or impart the natural fruity blueberry aroma. Blueberry flavor is formulated by blending multiple natural-identical or synthetic volatile aromatic components, designed to mimic the unique sweet, slightly tart, juicy fruit flavor characteristics of fresh blueberries as closely as possible. The core function of blueberry flavor is to provide stable blueberry flavor to foods, compensating for the shortcomings of natural blueberries in processing, such as aroma loss, high cost, and seasonal supply instability. It exhibits natural, delicious, and sweetly pleasant sensory characteristics, significantly enhancing the flavor profile of foods and consumer acceptance. Blueberry flavor is typically supplied in liquid (water-soluble, oil-soluble, or dual-use) and powder forms, allowing flexible selection based on different food processing requirements. As a food flavor, blueberry flavor must comply with GB 2760 "National Food Safety Standard – Standards for the Use of Food Additives" and is produced in accordance with GB 30616–2014 "National Food Safety Standard – Food Flavors". It is a food flavor designed to mimic the characteristic aroma of blueberries, formulated by blending multiple volatile components to impart blueberry flavor characteristics to products.

Appearance: Appearance varies by form: liquid flavor is colorless to deep purple transparent liquid; powder flavor is white to light purple crystalline powder or granules. Liquid flavor is clear and transparent; powder flavor has uniform particle size and good flowability.

Aroma Characteristics: Characteristic fresh blueberry fruity aroma, with sweet, slightly tart ripe blueberry notes and violet-like floral nuances. Top notes feature ripe blueberry, berry aldehyde, and citrus lift; middle notes feature jam-like sweetness and subtle floral aromas; base notes feature soft musk, subtle vanilla, and grape-like richness. Overall aroma is rich, pure, and long-lasting.