GNT’s Exberry Purple Collection meets growing 2018 trend for purple colors in foods, beverages
March 5, 2018
Recent color innovations such as “unicorn” and “rainbow” evoke feelings of fun and intrigue. Thanks to Instagram and other social media platforms, a food’s appearance has become even more important than its taste, and supports the impression of flavor, quality, freshness and innovation. Vibrantly colored food is omnipresent in every social media feed and by using Exberry®: “Selfies can become Healthies”.
Frutarom opens €5 million formulation center to answer growing demand for natural colors
March 1, 2018
Officials say Frutarom’s growth reflects its acquisitions of several natural colors companies, as well as major investments in building fully integrated, safe, and controlled supply chains. The company has experienced double-digit growth annually in the natural colorants segment.
New pulse flour mimics taste, sensory profiles of wheat flour, while offering enhanced nutrition and product formulating opportunities
February 8, 2018
Called Artesa® Chickpea Flour, the new ingredient addresses a number of issues that have prevented other nutritionally desirable pulse/legume flours from gaining widespread adoption – including taste, sensory characteristics and formulating functionality.
Par-frying, a process where meat and poultry products are placed in high temperature oil for less than a full lethality cooking process, is used to set batter and/or breading, set exterior proteins to hold a shape, or to impart a color and/or flavor on the surface of the product. The new research study suggests that Kemin’s oil-soluble green tea extract NaturFORTTM LGR 105 is an effective alternative to TBHQ, providing flavor stabilization to the frying oil used for par-fried foods.
Comax releases study on yogurt trends, preferences
January 18, 2018
According to Mordor Intelligence, the global yogurt market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the period 2017-2022 to reach $125 billion. However, according to Nielsen data, the US yogurt market was worth $7.6 billion for 2016 and declined 0.3%.
The new ingredient is a clean label solution for preserving dips, spreads and deli-style salads. A natural alternative to artificial ingredients like sorbates and benzoates, this pioneering solution will enable manufacturers to create flavorful deli products, which stay retain their freshness throughout a longer shelf life while meet also growing demand for clean and clear labels.
iTi Tropicals sees tropical fruits starring in 2018’s on-trend products
January 16, 2018
The negative effects of the production and consumption of meat on both the environment and on consumers’ health has become a popular reason many people are reconsidering meat altogether. In fact, many people are reducing the amount of meat they consume, or they are eliminating it from their diets completely.
Kerry’s predictions forecast that the coming year will bring further specificity to the origin of flavors as consumers seek truly authentic flavor experiences. Consumer thirst for authentic experiences has generated a surge of unique flavors and blends that are true to the ethnic cuisine.
In order to address changing consumer demand for cleaner labels, Symrise Flavor N.A. is proud to offer an extensive line of clean label Culinary Bases that are crafted from both Symrise flavors and extracts and farm-to-flavor ingredients from Diana Food, a part of the Symrise organization since 2014.