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Making Sure Your Ingredients Comply With Legislation

Superfruits and foods like berries, green tea, and garlic have many health benefits and are becoming popular additions to functional foods, drinks, and cosmetics. Most manufacturers add them to their products as extracts or infusions rather than including whole fruits, seeds, or leaves, which can cause confusion when it comes to labeling.   While these […]

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The Role of Texture in Food and Drink

Eating is a sensory experience, and how food looks, smells, and feels in the mouth helps us decide whether we enjoy it. Texture can affect how people perceive taste, providing endless opportunities for innovation. While most people take texture for granted, big brands often spend hundreds of hours perfecting it before releasing a new snack […]

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Using Flavors when Developing Milk Substitutes

Today, the dairy aisle is a diverse and magical place. You can now find dozens of milk substitutes beyond almond and soy, giving people who prefer plants more ways than ever to get their ‘dairy’ fix. Plus, as the plant-milk category develops, manufacturers add more flavorful options to their product lines to suit different tastes. […]

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Using Super Fruit and Food Concentrates Sustainably

Superfoods and superfruits have been buzzwords in the nutrition community since the mid-2000s, and health professionals agree that these foods can have many benefits as part of a balanced diet. Plus, new fruits and vegetables keep joining the superfoods list as general interest in healthy eating grows.   Today, we can turn superfruits and foods […]

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The Introduction and Evolution of Liquid Smoke as a Condiment

If the sound of smoked turkey, salmon, sausages, and cheese makes your mouth water, you’re not alone. The appeal of smokey flavors is ancient, and many historians believe that humans have been smoking meat since we first discovered fire. While traditional smoking methods involve exposing food to wood smoke, over the past 120 years, liquid […]

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Sustainability Matters – Be Part of the Solution

All-natural, minimally processed, locally grown, and organic are just some of the many terms you’ll see in supermarkets promoting eco-friendly food. While these labels can get confusing, they usually have a common underlying theme – environmental sustainability.   Food production is responsible for almost a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, so what we eat […]

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The Best Natural Coffee Flavors

Coffee is one of the most popular morning drinks in the US, where most people start their day with a steaming cup of Joe. The latest statistics show that coffee consumption is on the rise, thanks, in part, to the growing interest in specialty coffees. These drinks often have unconventional flavors that bring out the […]

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Why Natural Flavor Ingredients Matter in Natural Energy Drink Production

Many people choose energy drinks as their preferred pick-me-ups during long afternoons and late nights. However, these colorful cans of caffeine often come with side effects that are turning people off traditional energy drinks and towards cleaner alternatives. Many big beverage brands now offer natural energy drinks with plant-based ingredients, cleaner caffeine, and potent organic […]

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How Plant-Based Menus Are Good for the Environment

With food production accounting for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, encouraging consumers to shift to lower-carbon-producing foods is critical. In addition, shifting consumers away from animal product-focused diets toward more efficient, resource-efficient foods such as fruit, vegetables, and legumes can help industries and nations meet urgent global climate goals.   Healthy plant-based diets low […]