Utrasonic topic: "How to produce natural flavours from botanicals"
Flavour is the most important characteristic of food and beverages. Flavour is the combined experience of taste and aroma.
So what is taste? Taste refers to the senses that are experienced inside the mouth including the tongue.
And what is aroma? Aroma is the experience that is perceived inside the noses specifically related to the sense of smell.
In order to create flavourful foods and beverages, it is essential that the flavour components of the ingredients are released and presented in a delicious composition. This can be done during cooking, when the raw ingredients of a dish are prepared under the most beneficial conditions (e.g. heat, maceration, combination of food ingredients) as well as by adding spices and herbs, which are strong flavour carriers.
In industrial food production, flavour additives (e.g. flavour extracts or essential oils) are used to compose a unique taste and aroma profile.
Ultrasonic extraction is an innovative technique to produce natural flavours from botanicals. Ultrasonic cavitation breaks the cell matrix in botanicals, so that the entrapped flavour molecules are released. Ultrasonic extraction is widely used to isolate essential oils (e.g. from lavender, rose, bergamot, orange, anis, menthe or rosemary) as well as other flavour compounds (including volatiles such as terpenes, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ketones, furanones).
Being a non-thermal extraction method, ultrasonic extraction prevents the thermal degradation of heat-sensitive compounds and protects the flavour as well as the nutritional value of the bioactive compounds. Further advantages of ultrasonic extractors are the more complete extract yield, the rapid processing, and the safe operation. Ultrasonic extraction is compatible with most solvents and sonication often allows for the use of milder, non-toxic solvents (such as water, alcohol, ethanol, glycerine, vegetable oils etc.).
Hielscher Ultrasonics is long-experienced in the development of ultrasonic extraction equipment for industrial use. Ultrasonic extractors can be used as stand-alone extraction technique or can be combined with other extraction methods such as hydrodistillation or infusion.
Read more about the benefits of ultrasonic extraction of flavour compounds!
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Ultrasonic Pasteurization of Liquid Foods
Ultrasonic pasteurization is a non-thermal sterilization process to inactivate microbes such as E.coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus coagulans, Anoxybacillus flavithermus amongst many others to prevent microbial spoilage and achieve long-term stability of food and beverages. Non-Thermal Pasteurization…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-pasteurization-of-liquid-foods.htm
Dissolving Cannabinoids in Alcoholic Beverages
The production of cannabis-infused beverages of both, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, is a challenging task. In order to achieve long-term stability, clear appearance and a desired development of flavours requires an efficient and reliable mixing technology and a compatible emulsifying…
https://www.hielscher.com/dissolving-cannabinoids-in-alcoholic-beverages.htm
Turbo Extraction of Cinnamon with Ultrasonics
Traditional cinnamon extraction is time-consuming and relatively inefficient. Ultrasonic extraction is a simple, yet highly efficient process intensifying technique wich reduces the extraction time to a few hours and increases simultaneously the cinnamon essential oil yield. Improved Cinnamon Extraction with…
https://www.hielscher.com/turbo-extraction-of-cinnamon-with-ultrasonics.htm
Ultrasonic Solvent-Free Garlic Extraction
Garlic (Allium sativum) is rich in organosulfur compounds (e.g. allicin, glutathione), which promote many health benefits. Ultrasonic extraction is a reliable and efficient technique to produce highly concentrated garlic extracts. Ultrasonication results in high yields of high quality, full spectrum…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-solvent-free-garlic-extraction.htm
Ultrasonic Extraction and its Working Principle
Ultrasonic extraction is the preferred technique to isolate bioactive compounds from botanicals. Sonication achieves a complete extraction and thereby superior extract yields are obtained in a very short extraction time. Being such an efficient extraction method, ultrasonic extraction is cost-…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-extraction-and-its-working-principle.htm
Efficient Production of Hops Extracts by Sonication
Hops and hop extracts are essential ingredients for the production of beer. The alpha-acids a-caryophyllene (humulone) and beta-caryophyllene (humulene) are important flavour compounds, which give beer its bitterness and contribute to its aroma, foam structure, and microbiological stability. Ultrasonic extraction…
https://www.hielscher.com/efficient-production-of-hops-extracts-by-sonication.htm
Improved Mustard Production with Power Ultrasound
Mustard condiment is produced from mustard flour and water or vinegar. Ultrasonic processing of mustard is a rapid and efficient method to release the full flavour spectrum from the ground mustard seeds. In a non-thermal, mild shear process, ultrasonic cavitation…
https://www.hielscher.com/improved-mustard-production-with-power-ultrasound.htm
Maceration and Aromatisation by Sonication
Ultrasonic aromatisation and flavouring of edible oils is based on the ultrasonic extraction of flavour compounds from botanicals such as herbs, spices, fruits etc. Sonication is a process intensifying method, which releases bioactive components into the oil. As a non-thermal…
https://www.hielscher.com/maceration-and-aromatisation-by-sonication.htm
Ultrasonic Tobacco Extraction
Conventional tobacco extraction is a slow, time-consuming process, which involves the use of toxic solvents at high temperatures, which makes the process hazardous. Ultrasonically-assisted extraction of alkaloids from tobacco can be run using water or mild solvents in a rapid…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-tobacco-extraction.htm
Ultrasonic Capsaicin Extraction from Hot Chili Peppers
Capsaicin is the main flavour and spice compound in hot peppers, also known as chilies. To produce high-quality capsaicin as aromatic flavour and medicinal ingredient, an efficient, yet mild extraction technique is required to prevent degradation. Ultrasonic extraction is a…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-capsaicin-extraction-from-hot-chili-peppers.htm
Ultrasonic Vanilla Extraction – A Non-Thermal Method
Vanilla extract is a flavour solution extracted from vanilla pods in a solution of ethanol and water. To produce high-quality vanillin as aroma, flavour and fragrance component, an efficient, yet mild extraction technique is required to prevent decomposition. Ultrasonic extraction…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-vanilla-extraction-a-non-thermal-method.htm
Ultrasonic Quercetin Extraction
Quercetin is a plant compound of the group of polyphenols, which is known for manifold health beenfits. In order to produce high-quality quercetin for food additives and supplements, an efficient, yet mild extraction technique is required to prevent decomposition. Ultrasonic…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-quercetin-extraction.htm