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Flavour Analysis

Tamarind paste opens with robust sweetness, then deepens into lemon, sugar and caramel. A raisin note brings dried-fruit sweetness, with a sour apple note setting crisp tartness alongside it, and plum and fig notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

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Earthy
Woody
Maillard

Flavour profile of tamarind paste

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Molasses

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Tamarind paste

MolassesSweet

tamarind paste5.8

Dark, robust sweetness, bittersweet caramel notes and distinct liquorice-like character. Moderate in tamarind paste.

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