Creamy product line
The new Creamy product line (above) offers a cream-forward cheese flavor profile with savory butter base notes and a much lower usage rate than standard cheese powders. Made with real cheese, these innovative flavor ingredients provide a creamy richness with savory notes of different cheeses crafted to elevate a variety of food applications. It can be used in sauces, soups, indulgent snack seasonings or as novel flavor additions for ice creams.
Butter Buds; Racine, Wis.
800-426-1119; www.bbuds.com
Non-GMO native corn starch
Novation Indulge 2940 starch claims to be the first line of non-GMO functional native corn starches. These clean label texturizers provide a unique texture for gelling and co-texturizing for popular dairy and alternative dairy products and desserts. It enables a preferred “corn starch” label, which is highly recognized and more accepted by consumers globally than gelatin, carrageenan and other common texturants. The new starch also provides cost stabilization and potential improved cost-in-use thanks to the ingredient’s reliable supply and local reach.
Ingredion; Westchester, Ill.
www.ingredion.com
Tropical flavors in demand
Consumers increasingly are seeking tropical flavors for their natural, clean-label and/or organic ingredients. A comprehensive line of tropical fruit ingredients that includes purees, juices, juice concentrates, and clarified juice concentrates are natural, GMO-free, free from added flavors and colors, clean-label and produced from fresh, ripe, carefully selected fruit. Many are also organic. Flavors include acai, acerola, banana puree and flour, coconut cream and milk powder and water, dragonfruit, guava, mango, papaya, passionfruit and pineapple.
iTi Tropicals; Lawrenceville, N.J.
ititropicals.com
The flavor of seafood
Looking to augment a creation with the flavor of seafood? Seafood Hasearoma enhances seafood notes for an authentic taste. It comes in three flavor offerings: shrimp, boiled crab and bonito dashi. Distinct characteristics such as roasted and umami flavors are amplified, allowing for a controlled but pronounced flavor experience. Suitable for dips, sauces, soups and more.
T. Hasegawa USA; Cerritos, Calif.
866-985-0502; www.thasegawa.com
Chicory root fibers' shelf life
Orafti Oligofructose LL is a highly soluble liquid chicory root fiber that has a significantly expanded shelf life of one year. The ingredient offers binding and humectant properties as well as sugar reduction and fiber enrichment opportunities while maintaining texture and a natural mildly sweet taste. The use of chicory root fibers in food and drink products offers a range of nutritional and health benefits as they promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the gut, supporting digestive health, the immune system, reduced blood glucose responses, weight management and more.
Beneo; Germany
+49 621 421 150; www.beneo.com
