Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) from Nature's Flavors is a USDA certified organic, water-soluble flavor concentrate with no artificial flavors or colors. It carries a bright, tart lemon taste at high strength, and a little goes a long way. That makes it a practical lemon flavoring for bakeries, beverage makers, and food manufacturers, and just as useful for a home cook. Use it in pie filling, cake batter, ice cream, and juice.
Why Organic Lemon Flavor Concentrate
Organic Lemon Flavor Concentrate delivers lemon flavor as a USDA certified organic flavoring with no artificial flavors or colors. It holds its flavor through baking, carrying full flavor from the oven to the table in cakes, cookies, and pies. A growing number of customers look for certified organic labels, and a business that offers an organic lemon flavor can meet that demand. It is an organic lemon-flavored concentrate for businesses and families who want certified organic ingredients and no artificial flavors, for a delicious lemon taste in every batch.
Lemon Flavor Concentrate for Baking
Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) is a lemon flavoring for baking that adds a bright, tart lemon taste to pie filling, cake batter, cookies, and fruit snacks. It holds its flavor through the oven, which makes it a strong choice for pies, cakes, and other baked goods, and it works well in cream cheese and marshmallow frosting. It is highly concentrated, and starting small lets you build to the taste you want.
Make Snow Cone Syrup with Lemon Flavor Concentrate
Make every snow cone a standout with lemon flavor. It works as a snow cone syrup concentrate for stands making their own syrup. Start with a base of water, organic sugar, and your choice of flavoring. Heat the water, dissolve the organic sugar, then flavor to taste. Add natural color if you like, then drizzle over snow cones and shaved ice. Watch how to make snow cone syrup.
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Lemon Flavor Concentrate for Ice Cream
This concentrate is a lemon 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 small amount delivers plenty of flavor. Use it in milk shakes and yogurt too, for lemon flavor in every scoop. Blend it into the base before freezing for even flavor.
Lemon Flavor Concentrate for Sodas & Drinks
Our organic lemon concentrate brings lemon flavor 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 little goes a long way, which suits beverage makers working at volume.
Note: Concentrates may turn clear drinks cloudy. A flavor extract gives a clearer result.
Organic Lemon Flavor Concentrate
Our organic lemon concentrate suits manufacturers and producers who make certified organic products and need the same lemon flavor batch after batch, from test runs to full production. The concentrated format means a small dose per batch, which keeps flavoring cost-effective at scale, and the water-soluble form blends into water-based recipes. Smaller organic bakeries, cafés, and shops get the same lemon flavor in sizes that fit their volume. It also holds up in baked production, where flavor has to survive the oven.
Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) Bulk & Wholesale
There is no minimum order on this lemon concentrate, and every listed size, from sample bottles to multi-gallon pails, shows its price up front, with volume pricing built in. Contact us for sizes not listed.
Looking for lemon flavor in another format? Shop our lemon collection. Or browse more organic flavor concentrates.
What is the best organic lemon flavor concentrate?
Nature's Flavors Organic Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) is the best organic lemon flavor concentrate for baking, ice cream, and drinks because it delivers a bright, tart lemon taste as a USDA certified organic flavoring, with no artificial flavors or colors. It is non-GMO, vegan, OU kosher, and gluten-free. Water-soluble and highly concentrated, it holds its flavor through baking, where the flavor of an extract may evaporate, and a little goes a long way. It is made in the USA in small artisan batches by Nature's Flavors, a family-owned flavor company since 1983.
Looking for a version made without diacetyl? Shop Organic Lemon Flavor Concentrate Without Diacetyl (5X Fold)
What is lemon flavor concentrate?
Lemon flavor concentrate from Nature's Flavors is a high-strength, water-soluble lemon flavoring that adds a bright, tart lemon taste to recipes. A small amount delivers strong flavor, which makes it a practical choice for bakeries, beverage makers, and food manufacturers. It works in pie filling, cake batter, ice cream, and juice.
What is the difference between lemon flavor concentrate and a flavor extract?
The difference between lemon flavor concentrate and a flavor extract is how each performs: Nature's Flavors Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) is higher strength and holds its flavor through baking, while the flavor of an extract may evaporate during baking. For clear drinks, an extract is usually the better choice, since the concentrate may turn them cloudy. For pies, ice cream, and drinks, the concentrate is the more efficient choice.
How much lemon flavor concentrate should I use?
Use Nature's Flavors Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) at 0.25% to 3% by weight of your recipe, starting at the low end and adjusting to taste. Fat, sugar, and bulking agents affect flavor strength; we recommend testing in your recipe before scaling up. 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.
Can I use lemon flavor concentrate to flavor water?
Yes, Nature's Flavors Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) works as lemon flavoring for water, still or sparkling, and in other drinks. Use it as lemon water flavoring in small amounts, since a little goes a long way. It may turn water cloudy. Browse more options in our Water Flavoring collection.
Is lemon flavor concentrate gluten-free?
Yes, Nature's Flavors Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) is gluten-free; it is also vegan, OU kosher, and non-GMO.
Does lemon flavor concentrate go bad?
Nature's Flavors Lemon Flavor Concentrate (Top Notes) 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.
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