Zinwi Bio Takes You Through Common Terminology in e-liquid Flavoring

Flavorists come across a lot of  common terms in their work, and today Zinwi Bio will take you through them.

(1)Odour

Odour is a sensation that people feel or recognize through their olfactory organs. Odour can be pleasant and comforting, or it can be disgusting and unpleasant.

(2) Aroma

Aroma is a general term for a pleasant and pleasant scent that is perceived through the olfactory organs. Aroma is made up of one or more types of note.

(3) Flavor

Flavor is the sum of the smell and taste that people feel through the organs of smell, taste and touch after the food enters the mouth.

(4) Note

Note is used to describe a fragrance, compounded flavor or scented products with a certain aroma tone rather than the overall aroma characteristics. People often use representative objects to express or compare fragrance notes. There can be only one note in a fragrance, compounded flavor or scented product, or several different note at the same time.

(5) Odour Type

Odour Type is a term used to describe the overall aroma type or tone of a compounded flavor or scented product. An Odour Type may consist of only one type of note, or it may consist of two or more types of note.

(6) Odour Intensity

Odour Intensity, also known as the intensity of the aroma, refers to the strength of the aroma itself. Odour Intensity can be judged by the threshold value of the aroma; the smaller the threshold value, the stronger the Odour Intensity. The same kind of fragrance in different solvents, the threshold will show some differences.

(7) Top Note 

Top note refers to the initial impression of fragrance during olfactory discernment of perfumes or scented products. The first fragrance is mainly produced by the fragrance with strong diffusion ability. In the flavor to play the role of the first fragrance of the compounded flavor is called the top note agent.

(8) Body Note 

The body note, also known as the middle note, is the main aroma of a fragrance. The body note is the aroma that is smelled immediately after the top note and remains stable or consistent over a long period of time. Body note is the most important aroma characteristics of the compounded flavor. In the compounded flavor of the role of the body note of the fragrance is called the body note agent.

(9) Basic Note

Basic Note is the final fragrance left after the evaporation of the top and body notes of a perfume. This scent is generally produced by fragrances or fixatives with lower volatility.

(10) Blending and Blender

Blending is the process of mixing several fragrances together to give them a harmonised aroma. The purpose of blending is to make the aroma of the flavour either beautiful, fresh or strong. The flavourings that play a role in flavour blending are called blending agent.

(11) Modifying and Modifier

Modifying refers to the use of the aroma of one fragrance to modify the aroma of another, so that a specific effect occurs in the compounded flavor, thus making the aroma distinctive. The fragrance that act as modifiers in compounded flavors are called modifier.

(12) Accord

Accord is by a few kinds of spices in a certain ratio, the formation of a harmonious and have a certain aroma characteristics of the aroma combination. Harmonized aroma is often the basis for the composition of the body note of the compounded flavor.

(13) The stability of the compounded flavor

The stability of the compounded flavor has two meanings, on the one hand, refers to the degree of stability of the aroma, flavour or odour type; stability of the overall aroma of the flavor or body note characteristics should not be able to have a significant change in a longer period of time. On the other hand, the addition of compounded flavor should not affect the physicochemical indexes and original functions of the scented products.

(14) Cologne

Cologne is a classic daily fragrance, mainly composed of citrus fruit, orange blossom, herbal and floral notes.

(15)Fougère

Fougere is a odour type of fragrance created by French Flavorist. Fougère perfumes are made with a blend of fragrances: top-notes are sweet, with the scent of lavender flowers; as the more volatile components evaporate, the scents of oakmoss, derived from a species of lichen and described as woody, sharp and slightly sweet, and coumarin, similar to the scent of new-mown hay, become noticeable.

(16)Cola

Cola is one of the edible flavors commonly used in soft drinks. It is often composed of citrus essential oils (white lemon, sweet orange, lemon, red orange, etc.), supplemented by spicy notes (cinnamon, nutmeg), and then supplemented by other flavors.

A flavourist is an interesting job that involves a multitude of terminology and techniques. With Zinwi Bio, we believe you have a better understanding of these terms. In the coming days, let's explore more mysteries of perfumery together and feel the beauty and charm brought by aroma!