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Market Report Winter 2020
Winter 2020 witnessed spicy ingredient shortages—ginger, turmeric, cinnamon—driving strategic sourcing shifts, while clean‑label natural solutions gained focus to balance cost volatility and supply chain resilience.
Flavor Focus: Pesto Spice Blend, Natural
Natural pesto blend highlights fresh basil, garlic, and Parmesan essential oils—perfect for enhancing olive oils, sauces, pasta, and dips. Clean‑label friendly, it elevates simple staples with authentic Italian Genoese flavor in a convenient oleoresin format.
Ask the Expert — USDA Certified Organic Flavors 101
Trilogy’s USDA‑certified organic flavors include over 140 varieties, with streamlined certification taking days. Rigorous sourcing ensures compliance, while use of organic essential oils and oleoresins delivers clean‑label taste without compromising quality.
Flavor Focus: Organic Pineapple
Tropical delight: Organic Pineapple flavor offers a vibrant, juicy sweetness ideal for clean-label sodas, gummies, and beverages—naturally derived, clean-label, and perfect for adding bright tropical appeal in functional or indulgent products.
Market Trends – Functional Ingredients
The functional ingredient flavor market is evolving rapidly: brands are blending global wellness-inspired tastes like yuzu, turmeric, cardamom with advanced flavor systems to mask bitterness from adaptogens, minerals, proteins—delivering clean-label, enjoyable, health-forward experiences.
Ask the Expert — Flavoring Nutritional Products
Nutritional powders and beverages often taste bitter or metallic due to high protein, vitamin and mineral loads. Trilogy offers natural, clean‑label flavorings—chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, coffee, caramel—that mask off‑notes while meeting kosher, halal, vegetarian, organic standards.
Flavor(s) of the Month – Mangosteen, Jackfruit, and Passionfruit
Demand for plant‑based proteins is rising, but masking off‑notes is key. Tropical flavors like mangosteen (strawberry, peach, vanilla), jackfruit (mango‑pineapple‑banana), and passionfruit (peach, strawberry, pineapple, orange, coconut) add vibrant, functional flavor appeal.
Market Trends – Flavored Cheese Pt. 2, Flavor Trends
Consumers increasingly embrace bold, nostalgic flavored cheeses—think bacon cheddar, spicy pepper jack, Hawaiian BBQ-fused mozzarella—while vegan-friendly and regional inspirations gain traction. Innovation spans inclusivity, health-consciousness, and adventurous taste evolution.
