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

Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract: A Perfect Stone Fruit Fusion

Our Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is a premium concentrate that captures the essence of ripe plums and apricots, delivering a balanced stone fruit flavor profile. This extract is designed for culinary professionals and food manufacturers seeking to infuse their creations with a natural, summery taste. Ideal for a variety of food applications, this flavor extract is a versatile ingredient that enhances the sensory experience of ice creams, frozen yogurts, fillings, beverages, and more.

Applications:

The Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is widely used in the food industry for its ability to impart a rich, fruity taste to a range of products. It is particularly popular in the creation of frozen desserts such as ice creams and sorbets, where its vibrant flavor can shine. Additionally, it is used in baked goods like pastries and cakes, providing a unique twist to traditional recipes. Beverage manufacturers also incorporate this extract into smoothies, cocktails, and flavored waters, offering consumers a refreshing and natural fruit taste. The extract is suitable for use in sauces and dressings, adding a sweet and tangy dimension to culinary creations.

Benefit:

Using the Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract offers several functional and business advantages. It ensures flavor consistency across batches, which is crucial for maintaining product quality and consumer satisfaction. The concentrate is cost-efficient, allowing manufacturers to achieve the desired flavor profile with minimal usage. Additionally, it supports clean-label initiatives, as it is made from organic ingredients, appealing to health-conscious consumers and aligning with current market trends.

Versatility:

This flavor extract is highly versatile, making it an excellent choice for product innovation. Its concentrated nature allows for precise flavor control, enabling culinary professionals to adjust the intensity to suit specific applications. Whether used in small or large quantities, the extract provides a consistent and reliable flavor profile, making it suitable for both large-scale manufacturing and artisanal production. Its adaptability encourages experimentation and creativity in developing new and exciting products.

Quality Assurance:

The Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is manufactured under stringent quality control measures to ensure safety and consistency. Each batch undergoes rigorous testing to meet industry standards, guaranteeing that the product is free from contaminants and maintains its high-quality flavor profile. The manufacturing process adheres to food safety regulations, providing peace of mind to manufacturers and consumers alike.

Sustainability:

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in the sourcing and production of the Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract. The ingredients are sourced from environmentally responsible suppliers who prioritize sustainable farming practices. The manufacturing process is designed to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact, aligning with the growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly food products.

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 →

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

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Plum Apricot Flavor Extract, Organic

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

Get that summery flavor in the foods and beverages that you make for your friends, family and customers. Our Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract has a perfect stone fruit flavor of plum and apricot come together to create a great taste that you can use in ice cream bases, frozen yogurt, fillings, beverages, and more.

Size NF-8148/ORG-2oz

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Organic Extracts Contain: Organic Cane Alcohol and Natural Flavors

Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract: A Perfect Stone Fruit Fusion

Our Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is a premium concentrate that captures the essence of ripe plums and apricots, delivering a balanced stone fruit flavor profile. This extract is designed for culinary professionals and food manufacturers seeking to infuse their creations with a natural, summery taste. Ideal for a variety of food applications, this flavor extract is a versatile ingredient that enhances the sensory experience of ice creams, frozen yogurts, fillings, beverages, and more.

Applications:

The Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is widely used in the food industry for its ability to impart a rich, fruity taste to a range of products. It is particularly popular in the creation of frozen desserts such as ice creams and sorbets, where its vibrant flavor can shine. Additionally, it is used in baked goods like pastries and cakes, providing a unique twist to traditional recipes. Beverage manufacturers also incorporate this extract into smoothies, cocktails, and flavored waters, offering consumers a refreshing and natural fruit taste. The extract is suitable for use in sauces and dressings, adding a sweet and tangy dimension to culinary creations.

Benefit:

Using the Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract offers several functional and business advantages. It ensures flavor consistency across batches, which is crucial for maintaining product quality and consumer satisfaction. The concentrate is cost-efficient, allowing manufacturers to achieve the desired flavor profile with minimal usage. Additionally, it supports clean-label initiatives, as it is made from organic ingredients, appealing to health-conscious consumers and aligning with current market trends.

Versatility:

This flavor extract is highly versatile, making it an excellent choice for product innovation. Its concentrated nature allows for precise flavor control, enabling culinary professionals to adjust the intensity to suit specific applications. Whether used in small or large quantities, the extract provides a consistent and reliable flavor profile, making it suitable for both large-scale manufacturing and artisanal production. Its adaptability encourages experimentation and creativity in developing new and exciting products.

Quality Assurance:

The Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract is manufactured under stringent quality control measures to ensure safety and consistency. Each batch undergoes rigorous testing to meet industry standards, guaranteeing that the product is free from contaminants and maintains its high-quality flavor profile. The manufacturing process adheres to food safety regulations, providing peace of mind to manufacturers and consumers alike.

Sustainability:

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in the sourcing and production of the Organic Plum Apricot Flavor Extract. The ingredients are sourced from environmentally responsible suppliers who prioritize sustainable farming practices. The manufacturing process is designed to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact, aligning with the growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly food products.

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

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