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ingredients
to enhance consumer experiences
Ingredients used in food & beverages ensure that finished products remain safe, fresh, nutritious, and appealing. Sweet and savory flavor enhancers are used to amplify taste, starch modifiers help to simplify food preparation, colorants impact the perception of food, and shelf-life extenders aid in food preservation.
colorants
ingredients to impact the perception of food
Color directly affects consumers’ food preferences, even before smell and taste. Food colorants are added to make food look appealing. Colorants enhance natural colors, provide vibrancy to colorless food, correct pigment variations, or offset discoloration from environmental exposure. Because humans associate certain colors with certain flavors, color plays a crucial role in the perception of food.
the color yellow
Colorants are used to impact the perception of food. Yellow No. 5 food dye (tartrazine) is a bright, lemon-yellow color pigment that dissolves in water. This optimistic color can be found in cereals, frosting, spices, sauces, sodas, juices, and more. DMAS (Dimethylacetyl Succinate), a key ingredient in the production of Yellow No. 5, is commonly used in yellow foods like tortilla chips and macaroni and cheese.
flavor enhancers
ingredients to amplify taste
Flavor enhancers amplify and intensify the impact of other flavors. The molecules in food can be broken down into five different taste categories: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and savory (umami). Savory flavor enhancers, such as Jarace™ SDA (sodium diacetate) and nature-based Jarace SDA-N, can be found in potato chips, popcorn, and other snacks. L-Asp (L-Aspartic Acid) is a key ingredient for the sweetener, aspartame. Aspartame is one of the most popular sugar substitutes in low-calorie food and drinks, including diet soda.
sweet
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers adjust the perception of taste. Artificial sweeteners are used to give diet sodas more flavor, without the calories. Aspartame, a very common sucrose substitute, is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar. Therefore, very little aspartame is needed to give foods and beverages their sweet flavor. L-Asp (L-Aspartic Acid) is a key ingredient for aspartame.
savory
The mouthwatering flavor, savory (umami), is described as spicy or salty but not sweet. Snack foods, meats, vegetables, and finger foods are often considered savory. Sodium diacetate is a salt of acetic acid and has a slight vinegar flavor. Jarace SDA (sodium diacetate) and nature-based Jarace SDA-N are used as flavor enhancers in savory foods.
starch modifiers
to simplify food preparation
Food starch modifiers improve the performance of native starches. Starch modifiers aid in food conservation by protecting the food’s texture and structure during conditions it could encounter through processing and storage (high heat, freezing, thawing, cooling). They simplify food preparation by thickening foods such as sauces, dressings, and icing, providing an appealing texture or making them easier to dissolve in water.
emulsifiers
In food preparation, stability is key for maintaining the quality of food & beverages. Temperature (heating, cooling, and freezing) can impact the characteristics and texture. Indapro™ 5000 & 5010 emulsifiers modify starch to enhance water solubility and help to extend the product shelf life of food.
shelf-life extenders
to aid in food preservation
To help make food safe for longer periods of time shelf-life extenders are used. They assist in limiting negative impacts on the food’s quality between the time of manufacture to consumption. In food, texture (stale, firm, dry), loss of flavor, and lack of safety due to microbial spoilage (mold) are all impacted by time.
pH regulators and emulsifiers
Food preservation increases the safe storage period of food goods. This increased time allows for the availability of items that are out of season and for longer transport times for the food materials. By using shelf-life extenders there is a higher chance of maintaining food freshness. Jarace SDA (sodium diacetate) and nature-based Jarace SDA-N, are microbial inhibitors and pH regulators found in processed meats. Indapro 5000 & 5010 emulsifiers, commonly found in dairy and dessert products, increase product stability, and help to extend the life of the food products.
ingredients in sweeteners
food & beverages diet soda
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers adjust the perception of taste. Artificial sweeteners are used to give diet sodas more flavor, without the calories. Aspartame, a very common sucrose substitute, is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar. Therefore, very little aspartame is needed to give food & beverages their sweet flavor. L-Asp (L-Aspartic Acid) is a key ingredient for aspartame.
colorants to impact the perception of food
food & beverages tortilla chips
Color directly affects consumers’ food preferences, even before smell and taste. Food colorants are added to make food look appealing. DMAS (Dimethylacetyl Succinate) is a key ingredient in the production of Yellow No. 5, commonly used in optimistically colored foods like tortilla chips and macaroni and cheese.
food starch modifiers to simplify food preparation
food & beverages dressings
In food preparation, stability is key for maintaining the quality of food & beverages. Temperature (heating, cooling, and freezing) can impact the characteristics and texture. Starches are commonly used in dressings and sauces as a thickener to create the ideal viscosity. Indapro™ 5000 & 5010 Emulsifiers modify starch to enhance water solubility and help to extend the product shelf life of food.
