Natural Vanilla: A Potential Pharmaceutical Flavorant

Abstract

This paper discusses numerous natural flavouring agents, which can effectively mask the objectionable odour of drugs, but it requires skillful application, which does not affect the bioavailability of drug formulations. Vanilla flavour in pharmaceutical formulations helps in attaining a product having a rich mellow aroma with sweet, spicy, woody and balsamic note. Natural vanilla flavour extract has the added advantage of several chemical constituents along with the major constituents (vanillin, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and others), which help in improving the product preference in general and gaining patient compliance in particular.