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Flavour Analysis

Caramel sauce’s first impression is emphatic warm sweetness, but sugar, toast and vanilla soon reveal the profile beneath. A butter note brings rich creaminess, with a milk note setting mild creaminess alongside it, and malt and char notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Sweet
Sharp
Carnal / Animalic
Earthy

Flavour profile of caramel sauce

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Caramelised

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Caramel sauce

CaramelisedSweet

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Rich, warm sweetness with toasted and browned sugar aromas resulting from cooked sugar. Strong in caramel sauce.

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