Flavourings are essential in savoury foods, adding depth and richness to the overall taste. They bring in herbs, spices, and vegetable notes to products like soups, sauces, seasonings, gravies and dressings. By using flavourings, food manufacturers can enhance and make the taste more consistent across their product range.
Ingredients for Savoury & Snacks
Colour is just as important, helping products grab attention on the shelf and quickly communicate flavour. Ingredients like paprika, beetroot, turmeric, and other plant-based extracts are often used to add warm tones to dry mixes, oils and coatings.
Natural colours
Natural colours are another crucial ingredient in savoury food applications as they contribute to the visual appeal of the final product essential in a consumers buying decision. Demand has also increased for foods that are free from artificial colours which instead use products derived from sources like fruits, vegetables, and spices. For instance, a vegetable soup can be enhanced with a natural turmeric powder to give it a vibrant orange colour that is visually appealing and emphasise its wholesome ingredients.
Fruit powders
Fruit powders can also be added to savoury applications, for example a snack mix, where addition of a lime, mango or lemon powder can give a kick to the flavour impact. These powders are made by spray-drying fruit juices or purees making a free-flowing easy to use powder. They can also be added to marinades, dressings, and rubs to impart a fruity taste. Additionally, fruit powders provide subtle natural sweetness as well as contribute to essential vitamins and minerals to the final product.
