date:Mar 29, 2013
Mention a cola drink or peppermint candy and people may start salivating at the thought of the sweet taste. Yet the products may generate flavor issues, problems big enough to have formulators searching for flavor-masking alternatives.
Menthol may add a wanted cooling effect to confectionery items, especially mints and chewing gum, but it also may add unwanted bitterness.
There is a great demand for more cooling in confectionery products, and increasing the menthol level yields a bitter tast