Comax Flavors
Comax Flavors, founded in 1977, is one of the largest providers of natural flavors in the United States with a portfolio of nearly 1,000 natural flavor SKUs. Now part of the Florida Food Products family, Comax operates a manufacturing facility in Melville, New York and an R&D facility in Marlton, New Jersey. Their MaxFlavorLab houses flavorists who create proprietary enhancing, masking, and reducing flavors for the supplement, nutrition, and food industries. Comax's consumer research shows that 47% of supplement shoppers cite taste as the primary driver of product selection, making flavor development a critical success factor for supplement brands.
Melville, New York
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§1Editorial assessment
Comax Flavors, founded in 1977, is one of the largest providers of natural flavors in the United States with a portfolio of nearly 1,000 natural flavor SKUs. Now part of the Florida Food Products family, Comax operates a manufacturing facility in Melville, New York and an R&D facility in Marlton, New Jersey. Their MaxFlavorLab houses flavorists who create proprietary enhancing, masking, and reducing flavors for the supplement, nutrition, and food industries. Comax's consumer research shows that 47% of supplement shoppers cite taste as the primary driver of product selection, making flavor development a critical success factor for supplement brands.
§2Our review
The six checks in our review, applied before any name appears in the directory. Each check is auto-derived from public evidence on this profile.
§3Inspection history
§4Certifications
0 of 1 certification independently confirmed. What this means
§5Capability matrix
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Natural Flavors · Flavor Masking Systems · Flavor Enhancement · Taste Reduction · Custom Flavor Formulations
- CAPABILITIES
- MaxFlavorLab R&D · Custom Flavor Creation · Flavor Masking & Modulation · Consumer Taste Research · Natural Flavor Formulation · Application Support (Supplements, Proteins, Beverages)
§6Sources
- Comax Flavors - Perfumer & Flavorist Profile(2026-03-13)
- Florida Food Products Acquires Comax Flavors(2026-03-13)
- Comax Flavors Nutrition Research(2026-03-13)
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements). This includes requirements for personnel, facilities, equipment, production, laboratory operations, and record-keeping.
What We Couldn't Verify
- Acquired by Florida Food Products; operational details may have changed post-acquisition
- Flavor house, not a supplement manufacturer; provides flavoring ingredients and development services only
- No third-party manufacturing certifications (SQF, ISO) found publicly
- MOQ and lead time not publicly disclosed
- On-site facility inspection was not conducted
Last reviewed: March 13, 2026
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