Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl from Nature's Flavors is a natural, water-soluble flavor concentrate made with natural ingredients and no artificial flavors or colors. It carries a cool, fresh cucumber taste at high strength, and a little goes a long way. This version is made without diacetyl, for formulations that call for it. That makes it a practical cucumber flavoring for beverage makers, soda fountains, and cafés, and just as useful for a home cook. Use it in soda, syrup, ice pops, and ice cream.
Why Natural Cucumber Flavor Concentrate
Natural Cucumber Flavor Concentrate delivers cucumber flavor made with natural ingredients and no artificial flavors or colors. Its water-soluble form blends smoothly into drinks, syrups, and other water-based recipes. A growing number of customers read labels and look for natural flavors over artificial ones, and a business that offers a natural cucumber flavor can meet that demand. It is a natural cucumber-flavored concentrate for businesses and families who want to avoid artificial flavors and additives, for a delicious cucumber taste in every batch.
Cucumber Flavor Concentrate for Sodas & Drinks
Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl brings a cool, fresh cucumber taste to sodas, sparkling drinks, juice blends, and kombucha. Blend it into a simple syrup for fountain-style sodas, or stir it straight into still or sparkling drinks and mocktails served by the glass. A small amount delivers plenty of flavor, which suits beverage makers working at volume.
Note: Concentrates may turn clear drinks cloudy. For a clearer result, consider our Cucumber Flavor Extract.
Cucumber Flavor Concentrate for Ice Cream
This concentrate is a cucumber flavoring for ice cream, gelato, and ice pops. Its water-soluble form blends smoothly into dairy and non-dairy bases, and its high strength means a little goes a long way. Use it in milk shakes and yogurt too, for cucumber flavor in every scoop. Blend it into the base before freezing for even flavor.
Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl
This version of our cucumber concentrate is made without diacetyl, for manufacturers and food producers whose formulations call for a diacetyl-free flavor. The cucumber flavor and its uses are unchanged, and the concentrated format means a small dose per batch, which keeps flavoring cost-effective at scale. Smaller bakeries and cafés with the same requirement get it in sizes that fit their volume.
Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl Bulk & Wholesale
Order this cucumber concentrate with no minimum and transparent pricing on every listed size, from sample bottles to multi-gallon pails; volume pricing is built in as sizes go up. Contact us for sizes not listed.
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What is the best natural cucumber flavor concentrate?
Nature's Flavors Natural Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl is the best natural cucumber flavor concentrate for drinks and ice cream because it delivers a cool, fresh cucumber taste from natural ingredients, with no artificial flavors or colors. It is non-GMO, vegan, OU kosher, gluten-free, and made without diacetyl. It is water-soluble and highly concentrated, and a little goes a long way. Nature's Flavors, a family-owned flavor company since 1983, makes it in small artisan batches in the USA.
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What is cucumber flavor concentrate?
Cucumber flavor concentrate from Nature's Flavors is a high-strength, water-soluble cucumber flavoring that adds a cool, fresh cucumber taste to recipes. A small amount delivers strong flavor, which makes it a practical choice for beverage makers, soda fountains, and cafés. It works in soda, syrup, ice pops, and ice cream.
What is the difference between cucumber flavor concentrate and cucumber extract?
The difference between cucumber flavor concentrate and cucumber extract is strength and clarity: Nature's Flavors Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl is higher strength and made for large batches, while our Cucumber Flavor Extract is usually the better choice for clear drinks, since the concentrate may turn them cloudy. For sodas, syrups, and ice pops, the concentrate is the more efficient choice.
How much cucumber flavor concentrate should I use?
Use Nature's Flavors Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl at 0.25% to 3% by weight of your recipe, starting at the low end and adjusting to taste. Fat, sugar, and bulking agents can soften or sharpen the flavor, and a small test batch shows the right level before full production. Three signs of over-flavoring: the taste lingers long after eating, it overpowers your other ingredients, or it leaves a cooling, medicinal note on the palate.
Is this cucumber flavor concentrate made without diacetyl?
Yes, Nature's Flavors Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl is made without diacetyl, for formulations that call for a diacetyl-free cucumber flavor.
Can I use cucumber flavor concentrate to flavor water?
Yes, Nature's Flavors Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl works as cucumber flavoring for water, still or sparkling, and in other drinks. Use it as cucumber water flavoring in small amounts, since a little goes a long way. It may turn water cloudy; for a clearer result, consider our Cucumber Flavor Extract. Browse more options in our Water Flavoring collection.
Does cucumber flavor concentrate go bad?
Nature's Flavors Cucumber Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl stays good for up to 3 years when stored properly. Store it in a tightly sealed container at 70°F to 75°F or cooler.