19 December 2024
Feeling the flavor
Delivering appealing and on-trend flavors that appeal to sweet-toothed consumers.
Sugar confectionery
Hitting the sweet spot
Even health-conscious consumers can have a sweet tooth! We can help you satisfy that natural craving by creating indulgent plant-based confectionery with intense flavor, customized mouthfeel, vibrant color and longer shelf life – all based on more label-friendly ingredients.
For indulgent taste, look no further than our vanilla, brown, dairy, fruit and mouthfeel flavors – including trendsetters like our flavor of the year and fantasy flavors. Add to this our plant-derived hydrocolloids and fruit-firming enzymes for appetizing texture in sweet goods; and our family of natural colorants which deliver 100% non-artificial color to healthy treats like gummies.
What’s more, our confectionery experts can work with you to make your sweet treats even healthier – for example, through added vitamins and nutrients or our sugar-reduction tools. We can even help you achieve more cost-efficient use of vanilla and cocoa in your recipes, complemented by our flavor protection and controlled-release technologies.
Tackling your key challenges in sugar confectionery
To create healthier yet indulgent confectionery you need a partner that understands the trends driving consumer preference; and knows how to deliver the qualities needed to help you create differentiated sweet goods.
Appetizing texture
The ability to create the authentic mouthfeel consumers expect in their sweet goods – including fruit firming.
Natural color
Consumers are attracted by the vibrant color of confectionery, but they also want less artificial ingredients.
Less sugar
The trend towards guilt-free indulgence makes it more critical than ever to create sugar confectionery…with less sugar.
Cleaner labels
Replacing artificial ingredients in healthy treats with high-performing alternatives.
Shelf respect
Increasing the shelf life stability of sweet goods, which includes preserving their great flavor.
Welcome to a world of flavor
Exciting and satisfying flavor is the cornerstone of indulgent confectionery. Our flavors cover everything from citrus and berry fruits to mint, vanilla & brown notes, and nuts - as well as encapsulated flavors that deliver long-lasting taste in applications like chewing gum.
Our sugar reduction tools then enable you to deliver all this in a healthier way. And if you’re a chocolate manufacturer we can even help you mitigate the surging price of cocoa with our cost-reduction solutions.
The art of sweetness: low-sugar confectioner
Reducing sugar in confectionery and chocolate isn’t easy. It’s more than a simple ingredient swap—it’s a science of balance and innovation.
Without sugar, hard candies can get grainy, gummies get less chewy, and chocolate turn bitter or flat. How can producers manage without their key ingredient?
By teaming up with dsm-firmenich. We bring a sweet combination of human expertise, cutting-edge technical support, and a broad portfolio of ingredients including sweetening solutions, taste modulation, and premiumization flavors.
Working together, we’ll overcome the negative issues affecting your low-sugar creations – and sweeten the deal for consumers once more.
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