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Functional, health trends call for masking agents

Masking ingredients and bitter blockers address off-notes

June 23, 2022

Current trends for health-and-wellness, plant-based, reduced-sugar and functional beverages, for example, easily can affect the taste, mouthfeel and overall beverage experience. Thus, beverage formulators engage masking ingredients to fight off any unwanted effects.

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Hydrocolloids provide stability amid evolving beverage trends

Label-friendly, functional hydrocolloids in demand for beverage-makers

Stephanie Cernivec

May 19, 2022

With plant-based ingredients in high demand, formulators oftentimes are turning to hydrocolloid solutions to deliver the stabilization these beverages need.

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Beverage-makers tap into ever-growing plant-based trend

Sustainability attributes help drive interest in nuts and grains

Lauren Sabetta

May 3, 2022

With the growing consumer demand for sustainable offerings and simple, real ingredients used within food and beverage products, more consumers are choosing non-dairy, plant-based alternatives such as nuts and grains.

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New technologies, beverage innovations propel plant proteins

Novel plant proteins help expand opportunities for beverage development

Lauren Sabetta

March 25, 2022

As today’s big mover in the protein-fortified beverage space is plant-based products, experts note that as consumer tastes and formulations have evolved, the marketplace has undergone tremendous shifts.

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Hybridization, functionality spur growth for coffee ingredients

Coffee innovations adapt to evolving consumer demands

Lauren Sabetta

March 1, 2022

As coffee’s popularity surges, experts are attributing its “fitness” to new exciting flavors and formulations.

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Consumers seeking out exotic, domestic in the name of health

Application impacts how beverage-makers utilize tropical, domestic fruit profiles

Jessica Jacobsen

January 21, 2022

As consumers become more mindful of their food and beverage choices, experts note that domestic and exotic fruits are playing a vital role in this practice.

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Classic flavors remain in favor with consumers, new beverages

Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry help bridge gap for new flavor trends

Jessica Jacobsen

December 21, 2021

Classic flavors such as vanilla, chocolate and strawberry have enjoyed longevity throughout the beverage market even as new, exotic entrants look to challenge their status.

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Tea varietals flourish, as consumers seek out functionality and flavor

Tea ingredients expand beyond traditional beverage models

Lauren Sabetta

November 23, 2021

Over the past year, as many habits were disrupted, many new ones formed in their place. Due to the pandemic, drinking tea has become one of those new habits for many, as consumers seek functionality and immunity support from the teas they consume.

Plant-based, whey proteins usage on the rise

Suppliers improving processing quality for protein ingredients

Jessica Jacobsen

October 19, 2021

Whether it’s animal or plant based, protein usage in food and beverage products continues to climb. Research show that consumers increasingly are turning to plant-based proteins in the name of health.

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Regulatory environmental shifting as demand for CBD ingredients rises

Suppliers employ latest technologies for CBD fortification within beverages

Barbara Harfmann

September 27, 2021

Despite no legalization at the federal level, CBD ingredients in beverages are hitting the market fast. CBD sales in the United States grew 20% in 2020, but is a slowdown from 2019, states Euromonitor International.

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Functional, health trends call for masking agents

Hydrocolloids provide stability amid evolving beverage trends

Beverage-makers tap into ever-growing plant-based trend

New technologies, beverage innovations propel plant proteins

Hybridization, functionality spur growth for coffee ingredients

Consumers seeking out exotic, domestic in the name of health

Classic flavors remain in favor with consumers, new beverages

Tea varietals flourish, as consumers seek out functionality and flavor

Plant-based, whey proteins usage on the rise

Regulatory environmental shifting as demand for CBD ingredients rises

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