Flavor is a multimodal sensory perception arising from gustatory, olfactory, and somatosensory receptor systems that are processed into unique percepts. While flavor modulation is defined as the modification of the perceived flavor intensity by a carrier consumed with the flavor. Flavor modulation can be an amplification of the flavor sensory signal, i.e., enhancement of flavor, or the opposite response, amplification of a flavor muting response by the carrier, i.e., masking of flavor. Alfa Chemistry's flavor modification services are designed to enhance sweetness, reduce salt, enrich umami, augment mouthfeel, block bitterness or mask off-notes. Our professional services can help customers balance or restore the right aroma, flavor and mouthfeel to achieve the best taste of their products.
Our services
Alfa Chemistry offers a range of flavor modulation services. These services include, but are not limited to the following.
The purpose of flavor enhancement is to refine and enhance the freshness and balance of the flavors used in your formulation. For example, chocolate is an integral part of Mexican mole sauce and can add a wonderful background to many other sauces, soups and chilies. It’s time that flavor enhancement becomes a key part of your product’s flavor profile. Alfa Chemistry's flavor enhancement services are primarily used to research, develop, and manufacture flavor enhancement ingredients to meet the current market demand for healthy, authentic, clean-label, and cost-effective flavor ingredients.
Flavor masking can reduce undesirable flavors and help create good taste in products containing off-flavor components such as metallic, bitter, astringent and sour flavors. Sometimes this flavor improvement is accomplished by heightening a desirable quality, such as sweetness, so that other flavors are less noticeable. Alfa Chemistry understands the importance of masking to optimize flavor. Our masking technology can work well in categories such as food, beverages, snacks and pharmaceuticals.
More and more consumers are attracted to low-sugar or sugar-free products. However, when formulating products with reduced sugar, the taste and mouthfeel may be compromised. Sweet flavor modulators can optimize flavor and mouthfeel by amplifying and balancing sweet taste while improving nutrition without off-notes. Alfa Chemistry understands your sugar reduction and health goals and can provide a balance of flavor, sweetness and mouthfeel to your products based on your needs.
Mouthfeel can be influenced by texture, chemical feeling factors, and even flavor and aroma compounds. The mouthfeel of the food or beverage plays an important role in the overall eating or drinking experience. Few people like dry burgers or melted ice cream. Taste modulators can help improve the mouthfeel experience of the product. For example, the use of mouthfeel modification in plant-based products can restore the creaminess of non-dairy yogurt or the smoothness of non-dairy protein shakes, thus satisfying consumer demand for traditional dairy products. Alfa Chemistry's R&D team is ready to work with you to find the perfect mouthfeel solution.
Why choose us
Alfa Chemistry offers professional flavor modulation services to meet the needs of our customers. If you want to know more about the service, please contact us immediately. Alfa Chemistry is always your project partner.
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