ingredient briefs

Paradise Fruits By Jahncke has added a variety of new indulgent flavors to its Crunchy range. The range of new indulgent Crunchy flavors, alongside its existing fruit-based range, includes salted caramel, cappuccino, caramel, toffee, honey, maple syrup, and vanilla. Crunchy inclusions, manufactured through a special freeze-drying process, are available in bespoke shapes and can be cut into sizes from 1 mm to 10 mm. The range can be tailored to suit specific customer tastes and requirements, including bespoke flavor combinations, strengths, and 100 percent pure fruit mixes, as well as “out-of-the-box” possibilities, all of which are ideal for use in chocolate, snacks, confectionery, and baked goods, as well as other applications. +49 3901 307 900 www.paradisefruits.co.uk

Oregon Fruit Products has announced a tropical addition to its Fruit In Hand Original line, Dragon Fruit Mango. Featuring a vivid fuchsia color and tangy sweetness, Dragon Fruit Mango offers foodservice operators the ability to add whimsical dimension and flavor into a variety of desserts and other dishes. Oregon Fruit In Hand Original Dragon Fruit Mango blends the tropical acidity of mango with the magenta color and mellow sweetness of dragon fruit for a bold and balanced tropical taste experience. Dragon Fruit Mango is lightly textured, giving a real fruit experience and mouthfeel that syrups and artificial flavorings cannot replicate. 877-773-7848 www.oregonfruit.com

As clean-label zero-calorie natural sweeteners continue to be attractive to consumers, SweeGen announced the expansion of its natural sweetener portfolio with the commercial production of Bestevia reb I, a next generation high-purity stevia sweetener and flavor unique to SweeGen. Reb I expands SweeGen’s toolbox for tackling the challenges of reducing sugar and delivering sweet taste solutions to food and beverage manufacturers. This newest edition to SweeGen’s natural sweetener portfolio works well in product applications that include nutritional bars, confectionery, and savory applications. 949-709-0583 https://sweegen.com

In tune with consumers’ change of attitude toward tasty and nutritious food and drinks that also do good for the planet, Barry Callebaut is offering, under its new brand Cabosse Naturals, a range of 100 percent pure cacaofruit ingredients: pulp, juice, concentrate and cascara—a fine flour made from the peel of the fruit. With Cabosse Naturals, they further unlock the next-gen category “Cacaofruit Experience.” 312-496-7300 www.barry-callebaut.com

Rogers Sugar Inc., parent of Lantic Inc., a sugar manufacturer in North America, and DouxMatok, a food-tech company in the development of efficient flavor delivery technologies, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to deliver a unique sugar reduction solution based on cane sugar, to food companies in North America. DouxMatok’s solution, which was validated in multiple consumer tests and professional panels, is expected to be available to the food industry in the U.S. as of 2021. 514-940-4350 www.lanticrogers.com

Ingredion Incorporated has announced a new addition to its growing range of plant-based proteins, HOMECRAFT Quinoa 112 flour. The new flour is being introduced in the U.S. and Canada, with other regions to follow. HOMECRAFT Quinoa 112 flour is milled from a proprietary waxy variety of the golden quinoa seed. Sustainably and reliably sourced from Canada, Ingredion’s HOMECRAFT Quinoa flour offers food manufacturers a sustainable, reliable supply to deliver nutritional benefits. Quinoa flour can be used in a variety of traditional and gluten-free formulations, including baked goods and snacks. 800-713-0208 www.ingredion.us