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SAVOURY
The savoury food arena is no different from the sweet one in terms of trends shaping innovation and product consumption, particularly in a pandemic-stricken world. Plant-based is definitely the strongest market driver, with daily meat consumption falling by 17% in less than a decade in countries such as the UK [Source: Plantbasednews.com], and the alternative protein market up 49% in two years in EU (Smart Protein project report) with consumption growing at record levels across Europe.
Increasing product varieties, along with a growing demand for better-for-you products, including low-salt, low-fat, allergen-free, GMO-free, additive-free, are but two of the dominant trends within the savoury arena.
The pandemic, particularly with the 2020 lockdown, has fuelled the demand for at home ethnic, culinary, unique, and chef-style experiences, with authentic, provenanced and regional ingredients hitting the prepared meals and the meal-kits category.
SALTED SNACKS
Our long experience in the UK, likely the most dynamic and innovative market in this area, gives us an edge in meeting and staying ahead of consumer desires and flavour trends. We have a surprising range of specialty & premium seasonings to offer healthier indulgence and taste sensations to fried, puffed or extruded snacks, as well as salted nut snacks. We can help you meet the acceleration in the demand for healthier, reformulated variants, including gluten-free, organic, vegan/vegetarian, natural, and “free-from”.
MEAT & FISH PRODUCTS
We have created a complete offering of natural & clean label taste and colour solutions for specialty and deli cuts, like cooked ham, salami, and cooked sausages, including our newest NactaSmoke natural flavours range. Our UMAI range offers a new generation of savoury base notes to add complexity and flavour impact to gravies and meat sauces. Our marinades range offers advanced coating properties, rich and bright visuals, flexibility in terms of bases/solvents and excellent flavour distribution and enhancement upon cooking.
Pasta & Ready Meals
Besides our complete range of natural flavours and colour solutions, at Nactarome we have a proven and established expertise in developing filling solutions and ideas for Italian-style stuffed pasta like tortellini and ravioli. Our specialty collections, marinades, UMAI, as well as our texture and colour solutions, perfectly respond to the growing demand for premium, ethnic, ready meals. UMAI savoury base notes, that can add meaty, umami, roasted or vegetable notes to stocks, soups, broths, and bouillons. Of course, our Taste Modulation Systems can turn useful when formulating better-for-you soups, with less sodium or less fat, to provide rounder, richer taste experiences.
BREADED PRODUCTS
We are market leaders in Italy in the production of breadings and batters, with fully integrated coating systems (pre-dust, batter, breading) and a fully customizable product range. Depending on the application and your process requirements, we can work on particle-size and allergen-free options, with solutions for traditional & ethnic breadings, Panko-type coatings, and bread crumbs for filled pasta, coatings, gnocchi and gluten-free flour mixes.
PLANT-BASED FOODS
Nactarome has a true core competence in creating and manufacturing taste solutions for meat alternatives, from FTNF beef, chicken, pork, and other meat cut profiles, to suitable-for-vegan natural meaty and poultry notes, including culinary modifiers and process notes. We can help with fish-alternatives with taste solutions that include specialty fish profiles like tuna or salmon or cod. Our first-hand knowledge of some of the most inspirational cheeses of the planet, in Italy as well as in France and in the UK, combined with our analytical and sensory competencies, have supported Nactarome in creating a diversified range of authentic lactose-free and suitable-for-vegans cheese profiles, for the development of premium plant-based cheeses.
SAUCES & DRESSINGS
We work with clients to develop bespoke flavours for popular hummus, cheese and vegetable-based dips, as well as a range of naturally-seasoned sauces, including our new NactaSmoke BBQ flavor. Nactarome taste modulation solutions can help address the increased need for salt and fat reduction, while still keeping the taste and texture consumers desire, while FiorioColori natural colors can add the vibrance and excitement that these condiments should bring to any dish.