At first glance these two words seem to indicate the same effect food has on the person enjoying something good to eat. Consumers and the food industry often use these words interchangeably, however they are different. Flavour refers to the smell and to the texture of food, as well as the taste of food.  Taste is what takes place in your mouth when food or drink make a connection with your taste buds.  These taste receptors recognize the basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter salty and umami. 

Taste is one of the body’s five senses, but it does not include the sense of smell and that is a big part of what makes each flavour unique. Flavour is the fulfilling experience of taste and aroma combining together with the texture of some foods.  Aroma plays a significant part of the sensory experience through flavour.

If you want to boost the “mushroom taste” or flavour of your dish/product - then Scelta’s  mushroom concentrate or extract powder is the product to use.  The guide dosage is 2% of the final weight of the dish/product.

Flavour enhancers are able to bring out and balance flavours in products, just like herbs and spices do. That’s why today, flavour enhancers are a very popular and useful ingredient in food production. As a result of their special taste providing characteristics, flavour enhancers are used in sauces, broths, meat dishes, ready meals and savoury snacks.

Our umami ingredients are made from the stems and blanching water of the mushrooms growing and preserving industry. Our liquid version is 100% mushroom material.  Our powders are spray dried and only have the addition of a maize based maltodextrin processing aid.

According to the EU law we can use the following declaration possibilities:

•         (natural) mushroom powder

•         (natural) mushroom extract

•         (natural) mushroom flavour

•         And natural flavour. 

Note:  When you wish to declare the product as using a “natural flavour” if it means that the product doesn’t add any mushroom flavour to the final product.  We recommend that you always check any declaration with your countries legislation department, as we can only offer advice.

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FSSC, SMETA, TFS