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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Fermented and pickled foods and beverages are on the radar and gaining momentum. “Consumers are demanding bolder, spicier and more complex flavor profiles and to meet the demand Comax Flavors created the ‘Pickled Paradise’ range,” stated Catherine Armstrong, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Comax Flavors. The collection of high impact flavors is available in six varieties – Kimchi, Pickled Curry, Pickled Ginger and Wasabi, Pickled Jalapeño, Pickled Mango, and Pickled Watermelon and can be used in an array of formulations including sauces, marinades, dips, dressings and alcoholic beverages.
