Chocolate chip cookies with inclusions.

Inclusions.

By offering distinct textures, flavors, and visual elements, inclusions help make products stand out and provide an enriched sensory experience to consumers.

Sliced chocolate babka on parchment with cocoa nearby.

Markets Served.

Inclusion technology can be applied to a wide variety of food products to enhance flavor, texture, aroma and visual appeal. Typical examples include dried fruits, nuts and seeds, chocolate chips and confectionery or bakery pieces, flavored nuggets, grains, vegetable pieces and crisps. Flavored nuggets are often used to overcome the challenges presented by allergens when using inclusions.

Inclusions play a crucial role in enhancing the sensory experience, helping products stand out in a competitive market by offering distinctive textures, flavors, and visual elements.
Apple pie with caramel apple pie ice cream

Common applications for inclusions.

  • Dairy Products: Items such as ice creams and frozen desserts often include fruit chunks, cookie pieces, flavored nuggets or other mix-ins like variegates, to enhance both taste and texture.
  • Baked Goods: Breads, pastries, and cakes frequently feature inclusions like nuts, seeds, dried fruits and flavored nuggets to enhance flavor, aroma, mouthfeel and create visual excitement.
  • Snack Foods: Snack bars may contain inclusions such as chocolate chunks or flavored nuggets, granola, or seasoning to offer a more enjoyable eating experience.
  • Beverages: Smoothies, cocktails, or juices may feature real fruit pieces, boba pearls, or chia seeds for added texture and a unique visual appeal.
  • Meat Products: Snack sticks, dough or batter coated meat products, burgers and hotdogs may contain flavored nuggets to enhance visual and flavor appeal

Convenience 

  • Drop in technology ideal for rapid development (LTOs)
  • Create differentiation to existing formulations
  • Eliminate concerns about seasonal availability/ variability
  • Little to no color bleed or streaking 
  • Long shelf life

Customizable 

  • Flavor and color combinations
  • Various sizes and shapes
  • Available free of BE ingredients, artificial colors and flavors, sugar, and soy

Improve Processes 

  • Stability in finished product
  • Ease of handling
  • Various forms available to suit specific applications
  • Reduce ingredient sourcing

Add Targeted Sensory Experiences 

  • Aid in finished product consistency
  • Add flavor, color, and texture 

Learn More About Our Inclusions.

Ready to take your products to the next level with our high-quality inclusions? Contact us today to learn how our innovative solutions can enhance texture, flavor, and consumer appeal in your next creation! 

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