2015 Review: The Key Ingredient Launches
Dec 20152015 was characterized by a fall in commodity prices after several uninterrupted years of rising prices. In Europe, the end of the EU milk quota system, coupled with various other market factors have led to a well-documented oversupply of milk and a subsequent fall in prices. Sugar intake has been an important topic for years, but 2015 was yet another major year with anti-sugar movements increasing. In the US, the big regulatory news of 2015 was the FDA’s final determination on partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), which requires manufacturers to stop using them by June 18, 2018, or submit a food additive petition for the safe use of PHOs. Overall, it was clear this year that clear label and free from foods have now truly entered the mainstream, while consumers who are regularly reduce their meat consumption rather than forgoing it altogether are also shaping new product development efforts. Key themes in ingredient development this year therefore included: clean label, vegetarian options, cost reduction, sodium replacement, protein enrichment with alternative proteins and vegetable fortification. Our 2015 review looks at some of this year’s supplier highlights.
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WILD Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WILD) has introduced a new system of nuanced coloring foodstuffs: it features new concentrates that are a perfect match for many popular beverage flavors and are easy to use. The Rainbow Range stands for natural color highlights as well as excellent quality in terms of sensory properties and processability. WILD’s new system is claimed to cover the entire prism Safflower, red radish and purple carrot are among the key ingredients for the portfolio, which is particularly important for the beverage sector: the nuances range from yellow to orange and red all the way to reddish-purple. They offer color solutions which give beverages a striking brilliance and radiance. Safflower concentrate, for example, creates fresh yellows and is designated as “Lemon Type” within the new WILD color system.
