New flavor trends
Virginia Dare on flavor trends: 'From candy to beer to tea, everything with ginger is hot right now'
If you want to pick one hot flavor trend for 2014, look no further than ginger, says New York-based flavor house Virginia Dare.
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New flavor trends
Turning up the heat: Millennials like their flavors hot, spicy and sophisticated, says Kalsec
Consumer demand for hotter, spicier, foods has continued to increase on both sides of the Atlantic, says natural extracts specialist Kalsec, which has tied up with Mintel to develop ‘heat indexes’ measuring usage of peppers in retail and foodservice.
Nestlé 'stands by' Gerber infant formula probiotic health claims
Nestlé Nutrition has reiterated its belief in the immune system-related benefits of its Gerber brand probiotic-enriched infant nutrition products, after a US District Judge threw out a lawsuit that branded its claims "misleading."
Monell research bursts the bubble on carbonated drink perception
The characteristic bubbles of a carbonated beverage are not necessary to experience the sensory ‘bite’ of the drinks, according to new research from Monell.
New flavor trends
Dark choc + cucumber? Trailblazer Foodpairing moves beyond flavor combinations to whole recipes
FoodPairing - a Belgian firm blazing a trail in the culinary arts world by replacing guess work with flavor science to identify unique flavor combinations - is moving beyond food pairing (identifying a novel ingredient that ‘goes’ with strawberry) to...
Babies acquire food dislikes before likes, study suggests
Basic flavour preferences are known to start developing even before birth – but revulsion may be less changeable than liking in infants, according to new research.
FDA plans study to see how consumers respond to nutrient content claims on snacks
The FDA is planning a consumer study to find out whether fortifying snack foods with vitamins or other healthy ingredients and shouting about it on pack could lead shoppers to believe that a diet of nutrient-enriched junk food is nutritionally viable.
Smucker given short shrift by judge in latest twist in GMOs and ‘natural’ claims row
Who will ultimately decide whether products made with genetically engineered ingredients should be promoted as ‘natural’? The courts? Or the FDA?
McDonald’s defends its ads targeting kids as study concludes self-regulation is not working
McDonald’s has challenged the conclusions of a new study alleging that self-regulation is not working when it comes to advertising to kids.
NutriScience offers natural caffeine from tea for energy products
Connecticut-based NutriScience Innovations, LLC is offering caffeine from tea leaves as a natural alternative for manufacturers with an energy source to accommodate the ever increasing demand for naturally derived products.
New Flavor trends
If spiciness is king, texture might be queen, and strawberry rules its own realm
Consumers’ palates are becoming increasingly eclectic, flavor experts agree, and that makes it a challenging environment for flavor houses, but one that is full of opportunity, too.