POPY TRADE Shake & Enjoy Pistachio Baklava Aroma

Pistachio Baklava Aroma for Desserts & Drinks

POPY TRADE's Pistachio Baklava Aroma combines the three notes that define classic baklava: chopped pistachio, puff pastry and honey syrup. As an aroma concentrate on a propylene glycol basis, a few drops are all it takes to dial a dish or drink into this flavour. Paired with its high sweetness (level 4, candy style) and heat stability, it works just as well for cold shakes as for baked cakes. The aroma is sugar- and calorie-free, and stays vegan as well as gluten-free — ideal for recipes where sweetness and the nutty note should shine, but sugar stays optional.

Taste Profile & Properties

• Applications: Baking, quark, Skyr & yoghurt, shakes & smoothies, coffee & hot drinks, SodaStream & sparkling water makers, desserts & pudding, cocktails & mocktails
• Dosage: 4–6 drops / 100g or 1.5 %
• Taste profile: Freshness & Mint (notes: chopped pistachio, puff pastry, honey syrup)
• Pairing partners: Vanilla, coffee, almond
• Properties: Calorie-free (0 kcal), sugar-free, vegan, gluten-free, no artificial colours, heat- and bake-stable
• Carrier: Propylene Glycol (PG, E1520)

Blending & Dosage

Use sparingly: stir or knead into the desired base, then intensify drop by drop if needed. For 100g of base mix, 4–6 drops are the guide; 1.5 % corresponds to the recommended share in the finished mix. In coffee or SodaStream water, a few drops are enough — measure, pour and stir. In dough, work the aroma evenly into the wet mixture — the pistachio flavour stays heat- and bake-stable, remaining present even after the oven. When blending with your base, the aroma calculator for dosage and mixing ratio helps you work out the right number of drops.

What the Pistachio Baklava Aroma Is Good For

This aroma is in demand from anyone who wants to add a nutty-sweet pistachio-honey note to baking, desserts and drinks — without having to use real pistachios. It pairs with quark, Skyr and yoghurt just as well as with pudding, shakes and smoothies, coffee and hot drinks as with cocktails and mocktails or sparkling water from a water maker. Combined with vanilla, coffee or almond, it creates typical baklava dessert profiles. Anyone cutting back on sugar anyway benefits from 0 kcal and sugar-free status. A natural counterpart is POPY TRADE's Creamy Vanilla & Peanut Aroma for vanilla-peanut compositions.

Ingredients, Quality & Safety

The carrier is propylene glycol with the E-number E1520, a food-grade substance that distributes flavourings evenly and ensures drip-ability. The aroma is calorie-free (0 kcal), sugar-free, vegan, gluten-free and contains no artificial colours. It is made in Germany (country of origin DE) and is heat- and bake-stable, so the flavour stays present during baking. Declared additives and the full ingredient list are, as usual, on the bottle label. Not intended for consumption undiluted.

Practical Check: How It Works

Real-world example: 150 g Skyr, 4–6 drops of Pistachio Baklava Aroma, a splash of vanilla — done: a nutty-sweet pistachio variant with no added sugar. If you're after a contrast to bright sweetness, add 2–3 drops to your morning coffee and stir; the honey note settles over the roast bitterness. For a cake base (approx. 500 g dough), our internal bestseller SKU 0008899 lands at around 8–12 drops, within the usual range — always fine-tune drop by drop. That's how we do it in our test kitchen: start small, then build up. Calculate the exact amount for your volume with the Sugar Saving Calculator — it shows you right away how much sugar the aroma replaces.