How do you use flavor extracts?

Start with about 0.25% to 4% by weight of the overall recipe, and build gradually. Finding the perfect amount of a natural flavor extract for your recipe is an art form and requires practice! Natural extracts are highly concentrated, so start with less than you think you need and add more if desired. Natural extracts develop and bloom in your recipes, so what seems subtle during mixing often intensifies beautifully in the finished product. This measured approach creates balanced, crave-worthy flavors that keep customers coming back for more Our natural and organic extracts are potent. If you notice a minty, medicinal taste on your palate, or find yourself still tasting the flavor an hour after enjoying your creation, you've crossed the line from perfectly flavored to over-extracted. The art of using natural flavor extracts lies in restraint. You want to tease the taste buds, not overwhelm them. Signs you've over-flavored: Persistent flavor that lingers long after eating Overpowering taste that masks other ingredients Minty or cooling sensation on the palate Our natural flavor extracts are remarkably versatile beyond basic baking: Baking: Add to cake batters, cookie dough, frostings, and pastry creams. Start with recipe recommendations (typically ½-2 teaspoons) and adjust to taste. Natural extracts provide richer flavor than artificial alternatives, so you may need less than conventional recipes suggest. Beverages: Enhance coffee, hot chocolate, smoothies, cocktails, and homemade sodas with 2-3 drops per serving for clean, authentic flavor. No-bake desserts: Stir into whipped cream, yogurt, puddings, and ice cream bases for instant flavor transformation without artificial aftertaste. Breakfast foods: Elevate pancakes, waffles, french toast, and oatmeal with a splash during preparation. Savory applications: Some extracts (like almond or coconut) complement marinades, sauces, and glazes in unexpected ways. Food and beverage manufacturers, caterers, restaurants, bakers, brewers, and more will love using our natural flavorings and extracts to enhance the flavor profile of their desserts, culinary creations, alcoholic beverages, or products.

Organic Extracts Contain: Organic Cane Alcohol and Natural Flavors

Introducing our Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes, a premium-quality flavoring solution designed to infuse your culinary creations with the vibrant and refreshing taste of organic lemons. This extract is crafted to deliver a burst of citrusy goodness, making it an essential ingredient for both professional chefs and home cooks. With its top notes of zesty lemon, this extract is perfect for enhancing the flavor profile of a wide range of dishes, from baked goods to beverages. Our Lemon Flavor Extract is made from the finest organic lemons, ensuring a pure and natural taste that does not contain any artificial additives. Whether you're looking to add a hint of lemon to your favorite recipes or create new culinary masterpieces, this extract is your go-to choice for authentic lemon flavor.

Product

Benefit:

The Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes, offers numerous benefits that make it a must-have in any kitchen. First and foremost, it provides a consistent and concentrated lemon flavor that can be easily incorporated into various recipes. This extract is ideal for those who seek the convenience of a ready-to-use flavoring without compromising on quality. Its organic nature ensures that you are using a product that is free from harmful chemicals and pesticides, making it a healthier choice for you and your family. Additionally, the extract's bulk packaging is perfect for commercial use, allowing businesses to maintain a steady supply of this essential ingredient.

Flavor Profile:

Our Lemon Flavor Extract is renowned for its authentic and vibrant lemon taste, characterized by its top notes of zesty citrus. The extract captures the essence of freshly picked organic lemons, providing a bright and tangy flavor that is both refreshing and invigorating. This well-balanced flavor profile makes it suitable for a wide range of culinary applications, from sweet to savory dishes. Whether you're baking a lemon cake, preparing a citrus glaze, or crafting a signature cocktail, this extract delivers the perfect lemony punch that will delight your taste buds.

Quality Assurance:

We take pride in the quality of our Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in every bottle, as we adhere to strict quality control measures to ensure the purity and potency of our product. The extract is made from carefully selected organic lemons, which are processed using advanced extraction techniques to preserve their natural flavor and aroma. Our production facilities are certified to meet the highest industry standards, guaranteeing that you receive a product that is both safe and superior in quality.

Applications:

The Lemon Flavor Extract is versatile and can be used in a variety of culinary applications. It is perfect for adding a burst of lemon flavor to baked goods, desserts, sauces, marinades, and beverages.

Flavor Extracts Product Applications: cookies, cream cheese frosting, custard, energy drinks liquid, fruit snacks, fudge, gummy candy, honey, hookah, hot processed soaps, ice cream, jell-o, juice, kombucha, lotions, marshmallow frosting, milk, milkshakes, pie filling, popsicle, room spray, salt scrubs, shampoo, soda, sugar scrubs, shampoo, soda, sugar salt scrubs, syrup, toothpaste, vinegar, vodka, water, yogurt, bath bombs, bath salts, beer, body mist, body spray, brewed coffee, brewed team butter, oil based frosting, cakes, cheesecake, cold process soaps, conditioners. See full product applications guide →

See our full Nature's Flavors product applications compatibility guide →

Usage Levels - Flavor Extracts: Starting usage is 0.25% up to 4% of the overall recipe

Learn more with our resource guides →

Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes

Q: What’s the difference between natural extracts vs. artificial extracts?

Artificial extracts are synthesized in laboratories using chemical compounds to mimic natural flavors. While less expensive, they lack the complexity and depth of natural ingredients and may contain synthetic additives. Natural extracts are derived from natural ingredients. Nature’s Flavors’ natural extracts contain complex flavor compounds that create depth and nuance in your recipes, delivering authentic taste with the integrity your customers deserve. Which is better? Nature's Flavors' natural extracts deliver superior flavor, clean ingredients, and no artificial chemicals. For businesses serving health-conscious consumers, natural extracts aren't just better, they're essential. Natural extracts offer ingredients customers feel good about, a powerful selling point for any product line.

Nature's Flavors

With a zestier approach to our regular Organic Lemon Flavor Extract counterpart, Our Organic Lemon Extract (Organic) with Top Notes captures the true zest taste of a freshly picked lemon. With a stronger acidity, you’ll want to pucker up and give us a great big kiss when you taste this great flavor!

Size NF-7259/ORG-2oz

$15.32 2 oz. * ( $7.66 / oz. ) $19.69 8 oz. * ( $2.46 / oz. ) $49.20 32 oz. ( $1.54 / oz. ) $159.37 1 gal. ( $1.25 / oz. ) $278.90 2 gal. ( $1.09 / oz. ) $684.83 5 gal. ( $1.07 / oz. ) $6,990.86 55 gal. ( $0.99 / oz. )

For larger size, please contact us.

* Eligible for reward points.

Price

Save

/

Gluten Free
Kosher
Non GMO
Vegan
USDA Organic

Similar products

Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes

Organic Extracts Contain: Organic Cane Alcohol and Natural Flavors

Introducing our Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes, a premium-quality flavoring solution designed to infuse your culinary creations with the vibrant and refreshing taste of organic lemons. This extract is crafted to deliver a burst of citrusy goodness, making it an essential ingredient for both professional chefs and home cooks. With its top notes of zesty lemon, this extract is perfect for enhancing the flavor profile of a wide range of dishes, from baked goods to beverages. Our Lemon Flavor Extract is made from the finest organic lemons, ensuring a pure and natural taste that does not contain any artificial additives. Whether you're looking to add a hint of lemon to your favorite recipes or create new culinary masterpieces, this extract is your go-to choice for authentic lemon flavor.

Product

Benefit:

The Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes, offers numerous benefits that make it a must-have in any kitchen. First and foremost, it provides a consistent and concentrated lemon flavor that can be easily incorporated into various recipes. This extract is ideal for those who seek the convenience of a ready-to-use flavoring without compromising on quality. Its organic nature ensures that you are using a product that is free from harmful chemicals and pesticides, making it a healthier choice for you and your family. Additionally, the extract's bulk packaging is perfect for commercial use, allowing businesses to maintain a steady supply of this essential ingredient.

Flavor Profile:

Our Lemon Flavor Extract is renowned for its authentic and vibrant lemon taste, characterized by its top notes of zesty citrus. The extract captures the essence of freshly picked organic lemons, providing a bright and tangy flavor that is both refreshing and invigorating. This well-balanced flavor profile makes it suitable for a wide range of culinary applications, from sweet to savory dishes. Whether you're baking a lemon cake, preparing a citrus glaze, or crafting a signature cocktail, this extract delivers the perfect lemony punch that will delight your taste buds.

Quality Assurance:

We take pride in the quality of our Lemon Flavor Extract (Organic), with Top Notes. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in every bottle, as we adhere to strict quality control measures to ensure the purity and potency of our product. The extract is made from carefully selected organic lemons, which are processed using advanced extraction techniques to preserve their natural flavor and aroma. Our production facilities are certified to meet the highest industry standards, guaranteeing that you receive a product that is both safe and superior in quality.

Applications:

The Lemon Flavor Extract is versatile and can be used in a variety of culinary applications. It is perfect for adding a burst of lemon flavor to baked goods, desserts, sauces, marinades, and beverages.

Flavor Extracts Product Applications: cookies, cream cheese frosting, custard, energy drinks liquid, fruit snacks, fudge, gummy candy, honey, hookah, hot processed soaps, ice cream, jell-o, juice, kombucha, lotions, marshmallow frosting, milk, milkshakes, pie filling, popsicle, room spray, salt scrubs, shampoo, soda, sugar scrubs, shampoo, soda, sugar salt scrubs, syrup, toothpaste, vinegar, vodka, water, yogurt, bath bombs, bath salts, beer, body mist, body spray, brewed coffee, brewed team butter, oil based frosting, cakes, cheesecake, cold process soaps, conditioners. See full product applications guide →

Usage Levels - Flavor Extracts: Starting usage is 0.25% up to 4% of the overall recipe

Learn more with our resource guides →

The Flavor Guy: Best Uses for Flavor Extracts

The Flavor Guy, goes through a quick rundown of how extracts are made, their best uses and applications, and the percentages by volume that you should be using for your flavoring needs.

FAQs

A flavor extract is a concentrated liquid that captures the essence of natural ingredients like vanilla beans, almonds, or citrus fruits. Made by extracting flavors through organic alcohol or glycerin-based solutions, these potent extracts deliver authentic taste to your recipes with just a few drops. Nature’s Flavors natural and organic flavor extracts elevate your creations without any artificial ingredients or synthetic additives.

While often used interchangeably, these products have distinct characteristics:

Extracts are made by infusing natural ingredients in alcohol, creating authentic flavor profiles. They're typically alcohol-based and offer the most natural taste.

Concentrates are highly potent versions of flavorings, requiring less product per use. They are often water-soluble and perfect for beverages and candies.

Artificial extracts are synthesized in laboratories using chemical compounds to mimic natural flavors. While less expensive, they lack the complexity and depth of natural ingredients and may contain synthetic additives.

Natural extracts are derived from natural ingredients. Nature’s Flavors’ natural extracts contain complex flavor compounds that create depth and nuance in your recipes, delivering authentic taste with the integrity your customers deserve.

Which is better? Nature's Flavors' natural extracts deliver superior flavor, clean ingredients, and no artificial chemicals. For businesses serving health-conscious consumers, natural extracts aren't just better, they're essential. Natural extracts offer ingredients customers feel good about, a powerful selling point for any product line.

Proper storage preserves your natural extracts' potency and extends their lifespan:

Store in a cool, dark place away from heat sources and direct sunlight. A pantry or cupboard away from your stove is ideal since heat and light degrade delicate flavors over time.

Keep bottles tightly sealed between uses to prevent alcohol evaporation and maintain concentration.

Avoid temperature fluctuations, so DO NOT refrigerate extracts; condensation can introduce moisture and dilute the product.

Use clean utensils when measuring to prevent contamination.

Maintain original packaging when possible, as dark glass bottles protect against light exposure better than clear containers.

Our made-to-order natural and organic extracts are best used within three years from purchase for optimal flavor potency, though the alcohol acts as a natural preservative that prevents true spoilage.

Start with about 0.25% to 4% by weight of the overall recipe, and build gradually. Finding the perfect amount of a natural flavor extract for your recipe is an art form and requires practice! Natural extracts are highly concentrated, so start with less than you think you need and add more if desired. Natural extracts develop and bloom in your recipes, so what seems subtle during mixing often intensifies beautifully in the finished product. This measured approach creates balanced, crave-worthy flavors that keep customers coming back for more

Our natural and organic extracts are potent. If you notice a minty, medicinal taste on your palate, or find yourself still tasting the flavor an hour after enjoying your creation, you've crossed the line from perfectly flavored to over-extracted. The art of using natural flavor extracts lies in restraint. You want to tease the taste buds, not overwhelm them.

Signs you've over-flavored:

Persistent flavor that lingers long after eating
Overpowering taste that masks other ingredients
Minty or cooling sensation on the palate

Our natural flavor extracts are remarkably versatile beyond basic baking:

Baking: Add to cake batters, cookie dough, frostings, and pastry creams. Start with recipe recommendations (typically ½-2 teaspoons) and adjust to taste. Natural extracts provide richer flavor than artificial alternatives, so you may need less than conventional recipes suggest.

Beverages: Enhance coffee, hot chocolate, smoothies, cocktails, and homemade sodas with 2-3 drops per serving for clean, authentic flavor.

No-bake desserts: Stir into whipped cream, yogurt, puddings, and ice cream bases for instant flavor transformation without artificial aftertaste.

Breakfast foods: Elevate pancakes, waffles, french toast, and oatmeal with a splash during preparation.

Savory applications: Some extracts (like almond or coconut) complement marinades, sauces, and glazes in unexpected ways.

Food and beverage manufacturers, caterers, restaurants, bakers, brewers, and more will love using our natural flavorings and extracts to enhance the flavor profile of their desserts, culinary creations, alcoholic beverages, or products.

What Sets our Natural and Organic Flavor Extracts Apart?

Nature's Flavors has been developing natural and organic flavors for over 45 years, offering 300+ flavors, using only the finest sustainably sourced ingredients.

Small batch production for maximum freshness

Sourced from nature’s finest growing regions

No artificial additives

Gluten-free, kosher, vegan, and non-GMO

Buy Our Flavor Extract Sample Kit

Our Flavor Extract sample pack provides 5 best-selling flavors to enhance your food and beverage creations. Indulge in almond, vanilla, lemon, winter spice, and coconut.

Shop now