Food Flavor Cranberry, 1 L

Bringing tart cranberry character into large-scale beverage lines

This liquid flavor concentrate delivers the sharp, tangy, slightly tart profile of ripe cranberries and is primarily used in the production of soft drinks — fruit-based drinks, juice-containing beverages, lemonades, cooler syrups, and post-mix concentrates. The 1 liter packaging suits medium and large production facilities where batch-to-batch consistency and predictable consumption throughout a long manufacturing run are essential. This product belongs to the Beverage flavorings category, formulated specifically for liquid recipes built on water or sugar-water bases.

Beyond beverages, cranberry flavor is widely used in confectionery manufacturing — fillings, jelly candies, marmalade, pastry glazes — as well as in dairy production for yogurts, curd desserts, and ice cream. Another common application is in sauces and dressings with a sweet-sour accent for meat and cheese dishes, where cranberry has long been recognized as a distinctive flavor pairing. In pharmaceutical and dietary supplement production, similar berry concentrates are often used to mask the bitterness of active ingredients in syrups and chewable forms.

The flavor is best introduced at the final stage of processing, after heat treatment, once the base has cooled to no more than 40-50 degrees, to prevent loss of volatile aromatic compounds. Typical dosage ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 percent of the finished product weight, though the exact amount should be confirmed through a trial batch, since perceived flavor strength depends on acidity, sugar content, and fat level in the recipe. It pairs well with citric and malic acid, natural anthocyanin-based colorants, and other fruit or berry notes when creating blended flavor profiles — for instance, combining it with Strawberry Food Flavoring Lithuania 1 L produces a sweeter, rounder berry character.

In dessert blending lines, cranberry frequently serves as a contrasting note against creamy-vanilla compositions: ice cream and dairy dessert manufacturers often pair it with Vanilla Enhanced Food Flavoring Lithuania 1 L to achieve a recognizable cranberry-and-cream taste. For caramel and chewy confections, the tart cranberry edge is sometimes paired with Toffee Food Flavoring Lithuania 1 L, creating an interesting sweet-tart contrast in candy and dessert sauce profiles.

Store the flavoring in a tightly sealed opaque or dark container made of plastic or glass, in a dry area at room temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources. Once opened, minimize prolonged air exposure to preserve aroma intensity throughout the usable life of the 1 liter batch under continuous production conditions.

Concentrated cranberry drink base for bottling

Purified water 950 ml

Sugar 110 g

Citric acid 3 g

Cranberry Food Flavor 4 ml

Natural red colorant 1 ml