Functional Flavor Formulation
Create the most authentic food flavors possible.
Discover ACTI’SENS, our Functional Flavor Formulation process to preserve the best, most authentic food flavors. At Metarom USA, we thoughtfully consider each masking agent, bitter blocker, sweetness enhancer, or fat replacer to help our clients rebalance formulas appropriate for the best-tasting foods.
What is ACTI'SENS?
Explore Metarom’s Active Solutions to preserve the best natural tastes of your unique, high-quality ingredients.
The reality of today’s ever-changing global landscape necessitates frequent and cutting-edge flavor functionality and engineering. Most people, in theory, want a nutrition-rich diet, but no one wants to compromise their favorite tastes. ACTI’SENS is our solution to these taste-related challenges. Here at Metarom, we specialize in high-quality flavor application and formulation. There are limitless possibilities for your flavors, but we have listed the four categories for the flavor inclusions we will work with for your needs as recognized and reliable US food flavoring manufacturers.
ACTI’MASK solutions are capable of significantly reducing aromatic notes and undesirable flavors.
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The ACTI’BOOST range aims to improve upon the nutritional profile of reduced-sugar products.
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ACTI’PLUS solutions enable you to limit the use of raw materials in your recipes by providing sensory-added value in flavor formulation.
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We use precise methods to create the most authentic food flavors possible.
Your unique needs will stay the focus of our flavor engineering processes.
Masking Agents
Reduce impact and smooth off-notes from poor-tasting ingredients in flavor formulation, including vegan protein, vitamins, minerals, fish oil, botanicals, and acids.
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Bitter Blockers
Reduce the impact of bitter, metallic, and astringent notes, including caffeine, amino acids, beta-alanine, creatine, L-theanine, herbal extracts, and stevia.
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Sweetness Enhancer
Natural, clean-label solutions create the sensation of sweetness in products where sugar or other sweeteners are undesirable or need to be reduced by flavoring manufacturers.
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Fat Replacer
Unique flavors create the texture and mouthfeel sensations of fat or richness in the flavor formulation and functionality process and in products where fat or excess calories are undesirable in flavor engineering.
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Functionality for flavor doesn’t supersede the natural flavors in the foods; it just supplements them based on sensory or functional requirements, nutritional goals, and overall taste profiles. Typically, our in-house applications lab will taste your base product and select the best combination of ingredients to suit your specific flavor formulation and nutritional standards. We are known as a top food flavoring manufacturer.
Blending
After selecting the ingredients for the taste profile, we use technology to ensure that they are blended and dispersed as evenly as possible to obtain a consistent flavor application and formulation. Powder flavor manufacturers work with our team to blend to perfection!
Atomization
Atomization involves mixing the aromatic solution with gums and maltodextrin before introducing it into an atomizer. It aims to create flavors suitable for products requiring heat treatments and the efficient production of powdered flavors.
Emulsion
Flavoring manufacturers sometimes add emulsifying or stabilizing agents to create a stable flavor suitable for beverages and other products.
Meeting High International Standards
We take pride in our three core values: durability, safety, and ethics. One of the biggest perks of working with a global team is our experience meeting niche dietary requirements and international standards in the flavor engineering process. We use:
- High-quality ingredients, sourced locally when possible
- Non-GMO ingredients
- TTB compliant
- Vegan and Kosher-friendly ingredients
Our certifications include the SQF Certificate, the Kosher Certificate, and the Organic Certificate. We have extensive experience creating flavor functionality and flavor profiles that meet regulations worldwide. Explore how we meet international standards in our flavor application formulation process.
Why Work With Metarom?
We are committed to working with clients to produce high-quality, on-trend products that stand the test of time. Sample our line of flagship caramel creations or try a new flavor formulation with our experienced team of global chemists. Our powder flavor manufacturers and other flavor creations truly cross borders and stand out. Reach out to our flavor team today to get started.
Contact UsFAQs
How do you determine a food or beverage’s functional ingredients and flavors?
Functional ingredients provide fantastic health benefits beyond typical nutritional ingredients. Our team analyzes current market strategies and customer base to determine which functional ingredients and flavors are right in a specific product. Once we identify a particular niche market, we can use functional ingredients and precise flavor application formulation to enhance an existing product and increase sales. We collaborate with other flavoring manufacturers to select the best combination for your vision.
How can a food flavoring supplier enhance vitamins or other components in a product?
It’s all about incorporating functional ingredients! At Metarom USA, we help your customer base achieve health benefits without losing flavor functionality or integrity. To mask the natural bitterness or metallic flavors in specific vitamins, our team selects natural flavor masks, powder flavor manufacturers, and bitterness blockers to create amazing texture and flavor. If you aren’t delighted with our flavor formulation process, we will run through the process until we get things right. We can also help appeal to clean label markets by using natural sources in our flavor engineering.
How are flavoring companies adapting to changing food industry requirements?
Several companies are moving toward clean labels and full transparency when listing ingredients. Using recognizable ingredients and natural masking agents is one way to decrease a food or beverage’s sugar or fat content. Suppose you seek to maintain high standards while also complying with regional regulations and changing requirements in the flavor formulation process. In that case, our team is well-versed in navigating the changes on the horizon.
