Ajinomoto to Introduce New Sodium Reduction System

Designed specifically to address the issues of sodium flavor reduction when salt levels are decreased, Salt Answer RX-AX works synergistically with lower levels of salt or salt blends to reestablish that desirable salt flavor to a variety of products ranging from snacks to soups to sauces.

13 Jul 2010 --- Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC will introduce a new sodium reduction system called SALTANSWER at IFT 2010. The company has spent 2 years developing application systems which focus on delivering salt like taste to processed food products.

Sodium reduction in processed foods is fast becoming one of the most critical topics in the food industry. A major issue when salt is removed from a food system is that the flavor profile becomes bland and undesirable. Salt Answer RXAX has been developed to help address this issue.

“Salt Answer RX-AX utilizes a special blend of ingredients designed to 'fool the tongue' into believing there are higher levels of sodium present than there actually are,” Joseph A. Formanek, Ph.D., Associate Director – Business Development, Application Innovation told FoodIngredientsFirst.

Designed specifically to address the issues of sodium flavor reduction when salt levels are decreased, Salt Answer RX-AX works synergistically with lower levels of salt or salt blends to reestablish that desirable salt flavor to a variety of products ranging from snacks to soups to sauces.

He revealed that the ingredient statement is: Modified Potato Starch, Artificial flavor, Monoammonium Glutamate, Sucrose, Lactic acid, Citric acid, Hydrogenated Soybean oil, Silicon dioxide, Calcium lactate, Maltodextrin.

Customer benefits are listed as follows
*Allows the customer to deliver effective sodium reduction to their products without sacrificing taste.
*Gives the character of true sodium taste to a range of products.
*Designed to be used with a wide range of salt blends to allow a custom optimization for specific applications and desired sodium reduction levels in the finished product.
*Economical in use Typically used at a ratio of 1 part Salt Answer RX-AX to a range of 5 to 10 parts salt or salt blend.

The company will demonstrate how to deliver salt flavor with 30% less salt in potato chips and chicken broth. Additional low sodium systems made with AJIMATE S-AX (Kokumi & Umami flavor system) will be shown including:

• Tamari marinated salmon or chicken
• Roasted salmon/chicken made with ACTIVA GS and marinated in San-J reduced sodium gluten free
• Tamari with AJIMATE S-AX, sliced and garnished with scallions.
• Tofu spring rolls
Tofu marinated in San-J reduced sodium gluten free Tamari with AJIMATE S-AX with bell peppers, cucumbers, scallions, fresh herbs and lettuce.
• After tasting the reduced sodium products you are invited to enjoy beverage samples featuring several

Ajinomoto ingredients including:
• Reduced sugar Lemonade - 25% Sugar reduced with Ajinomoto Aspartame
• Amino Vital Endurance - Mandarin Orange Flavor
• Grape cranberry juice cocktail - with AmealPeptide (for blood pressure control)