What is the Starting Usage For Flavorings & Extracts?

A good rule for starting usage is .25% by weight. Finding the perfect amount of a natural flavor extract for your recipe is an art form and requires practice! First, start with a small amount of our natural extracts and flavorings, such as .25% (up to 1%) of your vanilla extract or preferred flavor. Taste the vanilla flavor in the finished dough or ice cream. If the flavor tastes good and dissipates after three to five seconds, it's perfect!

Note: if this is a baked product and it has not been baked, you will need to add 10% more natural flavor extracts to compensate for the loss of flavor during baking. When making and freezing ice cream, it is also possible that the natural extract will become diluted due to the whipping of air into the product from the ice cream machine, and you may need to add additional flavor extract.