IFT Annual Meeting

Kerr by Ingredion, a global solutions provider that features fruits and vegetables, showcased a portfolio of juices, purees, concentrates, essences, distillates and custom formulations from both conventional and organic fruits and vegetables.

The company discussed its latest solutions to deliver desirable flavor, color and nutrition, with a clean and simple label consumers will embrace.

“Our experts use the Kerr and Ingredion portfolio to help manufacturers address formulation challenges and create delicious and nutritious foods and beverages with clean and simple labels that win with consumers,” said Gabriel Pereira, senior manager, business development, Kerr by Ingredion.

“The Kerr technical team is dedicated to providing our customers with best-in-industry support in new product launches, line extension development and product reformulation. We take the idea of partnership seriously and work with our clients to quickly and efficiently create high-quality solutions for the most difficult food product design challenges.”

The company’s sample menu concepts created for IFT, included:

• Calabrian Chili Pepper & Provolone Crackers – rich and zesty flavors complement each other in this gluten-free peppery snack, featuring provolone and Kerr’s Red Bell Pepper Puree concentrate. 
• Calm and Cool Mocktail – this reduced-sugar mocktail featured Kerr’s lavender chamomile tea. It also included Kerr’s Blueberry Not-From-Concentrate Juice and Blueberry Essence to offer a touch of tartness.
• Hibiscus Sangria Paleta – this reduced-sugar frozen dessert delivers the ideal natural flavor, color and nutritional benefits with hibiscus tea, Strawberry Puree, Marion Blackberry Puree Concentrate, Red Raspberry Puree and Apple Juice Concentrate from Kerr.
• Donuts – these vegan donuts feature the sweet and crisp flavor of apple from Kerr’s Apple Puree Concentrate.
• Coconut Cake with Passion Fruit Buttercream – this reduced-sugar fruity cake combined coconut and passion fruit. This dessert is a light and unique tropical delight, featuring Kerr’s Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate for the buttercream icing.

“At Kerr by Ingredion, we understand partnering with a like-minded supplier is the key to a successful product launch. Our dedicated R&D team can develop tailored solutions for a variety of formulation challenges such as sugar reduction, unique fruit and vegetable flavor combinations, added nutrition, ready-to-use formulations and more,” added Pereira.