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Flavor Wheel – Pineapple

Introducing the Pineapple Flavor Wheel! Our sensory specialists have identified 10 tastes that constitute Pineapple flavor. Download below!

For full pineapple immersion:

  • Download the Pineapple Flavor Wheel to understand the tastes that constitute Pineapple and keep it as a resource for your future flavor requests or product collaborations.
  • Email marketing@imbibeinc.com for samples from our Pineapple flavor library to perfect your flavor profile.
  • Challenge yourself to identify these qualities the next time you bite into a Pineapple or taste a Pineapple-flavored product.
  • Watch for new flavor wheel releases from our team!
TermCharacteristics
ArtificialNot natural
CandyCertain notes exaggerated to make the flavor taste more like candy; may
include cotton candy, brown notes, sugar-like notes and often done to induce
nostalgia or make more kid-friendly
CaramelizedOf browning of sugar. Cooked, brown, and a sweet nutty caramel flavor.
CookedOf food that has been heated, from lightly caramelized to burnt
FruityFlavors typical of fruits, usually sweet estery aromas with sweet or somewhat sour tastes
GreenGreen leaves, unripe fruit, stems, or vegetables
JuicySucculent flavor, like from juicy /ripe fruit
RipeOf food that has aged; for fruit, this is associated with a drop in green
compounds and increase in esters
TropicalOf tropical fruits like passionfruit, coconut, pineapple, mango, orange and
mandarin
VanillaOf vanilla beans. Fruity-sweet with slightly floral, woody, perfumy aroma.
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