Elevating Food & Beverages with Inclusions
Consumers Crave Exciting Experiences
Shoppers, particularly younger generations, are prioritizing new dining experiences, unfamiliar flavors, and innovative foods that engage with their senses for moments of discovery and enjoyment.
41% of consumers are interested in flavors or ingredients that might be surprising.
MINTEL 2023
Unique visuals, interesting textures, and surprises throughout the consumption experience all contribute to consumer liking.
Sensient’s extensive technical expertise in both color and flavor enables unique inclusions and “onclusions” that offer developers and brands an opportunity to think outside the box and thrill shoppers with interesting new launches.
What kind of experiential addition would delight your consumers?
Sensipearl™
Create iridescent sparkle and shimmer shimmers with a unique luster effect in any hue!
This range of pigments offers a special visual effect for beverages, confections, frostings, gelatin, coatings, and more. Sensient’s standout particle size control technologies enables different brilliance and shine within the lineup without any added textural impact. These mica-based pearlescent pigments are available in powder and dust-free dispersion forms.
Sensipearl™ is best used in:
Beverage
Confections
Sauces & Dressings
Icings & Frostings
Snacks
Gelatin
Cereal
Easter Eggs
Color Crystals™
Add visual appeal and a sugar-free textural component to products!
These crystals have a non-uniform shape, creating a unique effect in every bite. With a wide range of particle sizes available, developers can select the best size, color, and even added flavor for the most enhanced tasting experience.
Color Crystals™ are best used in:
Confections
Bakery
Crackers
Creme Fillings
Pet Treats
Compound Coatings
Coloring Sugars™
Add color pops and textural crunch with uniform sugar crystals!
This sugar-based “inclusion” provides a crunch or coating with a range of uniform sizes and shapes. Available in five standard vibrant natural colors, Sensient can also add flavor and/or shimmer for an elevated experience.
SpectraFlecks™
Create bursts of color to a variety of food products with either natural or certified colors!
These colored film particulates are available in a wide range of colors and shapes, and they can even have a pearlescent shimmer. They function well in topical applications as well as mixed into dry powders for a disappearing visual inclusion. SpectraFlecks™ can also be formulated to minimize color bleed in certain applications.
SpectraFlecks™ are best used in:
Pet Treats
Confections
Dry Beverage Mixes
Coatings & Icings
Baked Goods
Topical Decorations
SensaMelts™
Marry color and flavor to create a wraparound consumer taste experience with an artisanal spin!
This unique and optimized color-flavor delivery system is designed for baked products as a differentiated way to deliver impactful flavor and color in high heat systems. Asymmetrical fat-based shapes enhance the overall sensory experience and post-bake shelf stability without disrupting production or limiting creativity.
SensaMelts™ are best used in:
Sweet Baked Goods
Breads & Muffins
Plant-Based Meat
