BASF Aroma Ingredients launches new Isobionics natural lime flavour ingredient

Isobionics, the BASF Aroma Ingredients biotechnology brand, is launching a new natural product on the flavour market. Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 is the latest addition to the company’s natural flavour ingredient portfolio for lime applications.

“We are excited to introduce our new flavour ingredient, Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95, to the market,” says Steffen Götz, senior vice president of aroma ingredients at BASF. “Like all Isobionics products, Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 is fermentation based and produced from renewable resources. This means it has reliable availability, independent of weather or harvest conditions. The product boasts an outstanding purity of more than 95% and provides exceptional new opportunities in our customers’ formulations”.

This new product introduces flavour enthusiasts to a whole new world of possibilities for lime oil applications and beverages:

• Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 has a vegetable odour with celery note followed by sappy, plant stem-like note and fruit skin. The taste at 10 ppm is sappy, slightly floral, waxy apple/pear skin, citrus, some white flower and ocimene notes.
• With more than 95% purity Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 is the perfect fit for lime oil applications. In addition to lime essential oils, it can also be used for beverages, sweets and a broad range of other citrus and fruit flavour formulations. Our cutting-edge fermentation technology allows us to guarantee premium quality and reliable availability.
• Isobionics Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 is compliant with EU and US food grade regulations, FLAVIS number 01.040 and FEMA number 3839, respectively. The product is also EU and US natural, pesticide-free as well as kosher, halal and FSSC 22000 certified.