Guaiacol
Guaiacol | Smoky Woody Phenolic Vanilla Food Flavor Raw Material Guaiacol is an important phenolic flavor monomer widely used in […]
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Guaiacol | Smoky Woody Phenolic Vanilla Food Flavor Raw Material
Guaiacol is an important phenolic flavor monomer widely used in flavor compounding. It delivers warm, smoky and woody aroma dominated by authentic hardwood smoke notes, with subtle phenolic spice and soft sweet vanilla undertones. It brings natural roasted and burnt character without excessive harshness, helping to build deep, realistic smoky base notes to enrich savory, roasted and aged flavor profiles. This ingredient is usually used at low dosage to create genuine smoked meat, coffee, cocoa, bourbon whiskey and malt flavour effects. It blends harmoniously with sweeteners, lactones and other roasted monomers to enhance depth and authenticity of smoke flavours. Professional formulators favour it for savory seasonings, roasted nut bases, dark beverage. Strict quality control ensures stable aroma performance for beverage, savory seasoning and flavour applications.
Physical & Chemical Properties
- Appearance: Clear colorless to pale yellow oily liquid, gradually darkens on exposure to light
- Odor: Warm smoky woody aroma with phenolic spice and faint sweet vanilla nuance
- Solubility: Slightly soluble in water; miscible with ethanol, propylene glycol and common flavor solvents
- Storage: Sealed, kept away from high temperature, strong light, humid environment and strong odor substances
Applications
- Savory & Smoked Meat Flavor Compounding: Develop authentic hardwood smoke notes for smoked meat, sausage, barbecue sauce and savory seasoning bases.
- Roasted Drink & Cocoa Flavors: Add roasted, smoky depth for coffee, cocoa, chocolate and dark malt beverage flavor systems.
- Alcoholic Beverage Flavors: Contribute classic bourbon, whiskey and aged spirit smoky phenolic character for liquor flavour concentrates.
- Confectionery & Roasted Nut Flavors: Enhance roasted, burnt-sugar accents for nut pastes, caramel and dark chocolate flavours.
Our Advantages
We supply high-quality food-grade Guaiacol with stable aroma intensity and consistent batch quality. Our product meets food additive standards and provides complete export certification documents. We support flexible packaging solutions for flavor factories and food manufacturers. Our technical team offers professional formulation guidance and aroma stability testing support for mass production
Storage
Store Guaiacol in cool, dry and shaded conditions. Keep containers tightly sealed.
Key Benefits
Classic smoky phenolic monomer, natural hardwood smoke note, subtle vanilla backnote, excellent for building roasted and smoked base flavours.
Applications
Smoked meat seasonings, coffee, cocoa, whiskey, roasted nut confectionery and custom tobacco flavour compounding.
Product Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Guaiacol |
| Appearance | Clear colorless to pale yellow oily liquid, gradually darkens on exposure to light |
| Category | Food flavor monomers |
| Grade | Food / Flavor Grade |
| Packaging | 1 kg / 5 kg / 25 kg drum |
| Shelf Life | 24 months under properly sealed cool dry storage. |
| Documentation | COA, TDS, MSDS supplied with each shipment |
| Origin | China |
Why Choose Taima Bio
Taima Bio supplies specialty ingredients with defined chemical specifications, full documentation (COA, TDS, MSDS), and reliable international supply. Our products serve food, beverage, confectionery, and flavor formulation customers worldwide, with flexible quantities from laboratory evaluation to commercial-scale packaging.