As our 13-week Plant-Based Pro Tips video series continues to roll on, once again, we’re here to continue the conversations and recap Pro Tips #6-10, available now!
Pro Tip #6 – Processing Parameters
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Processing is a crucial part of the development and production processes for any application.
Whether it’s safety, shelf stability, or functionality, the necessity of these harsh processes often makes the taste and texture challenges they create unavoidable.
Yet, while these issues might be a given, especially when working with plant-based applications,Peter Kern, Junior Flavorist at Edlong, believes that close collaboration and understanding of your project’s key parameters can help to overcome these roadblocks.
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Pro Tip #7 –- Finding the Flavor Profiles Your Consumers Want
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There are so many factors that contribute to the success or failure of a product.
“Is the texture right?”
“Is it hitting the nutritional targets consumers are looking for?”
But none of these come close to the most important question, “Does it taste good?”
Taste remains the #1 indicator of whether or not shoppers will purchase a product again, especially when it comes to plant-based.
The question is, how do you know you’re hitting all the right notes?
According to Julie Drainville, Edlong’s Director of Global Sensory & Innovation, this starts by finding the flavor profiles your consumers want.
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Pro Tip #8 — Finding Specialized Partners to Collaborate
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Developing for plant-based can be difficult.
From working with innovative proteins to finding solutions to functional and flavor challenges, achieving sustainable success becomes even harder when you try to go it alone.
Crafting the best plant-based product possible demands collaboration.
That’s why Dr.Bernd Koehler, Edlong’s Global VP of R&D, stresses the importance of leveraging the expertise and experience of specialized partners.
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Pro Tip #9 – Making Vegan Cheeses
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Who doesn’t love cheese?
The problem is creating plant-based cheeses that can nail taste, texture, and functionality so well that even flexitarians can’t get enough.
Unfortunately, this is often easier said than done.
However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things that can be done to get your cheese closer to where you want it to be. Ashley Sabo – Technical Specialist at Edlong, outlines steps that developers can take to craft the best dairy-free cheeses.
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Pro Tip #10 – Choosing the Right Plant-Based Proteins
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It seems like new, unique, and innovative plant proteins are coming out all the time.
Still, even as they continue to improve in their taste, texture, and quality lingering aftertastes remain a common struggle for developers when working with these ingredients.
Luckily, according to Nestor Vázquez, Sr. Food Scientist, there are things you can do to help mitigate and reduce the impact of these aftertastes and achieve authentic and delicious flavor profiles.
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