First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 6

UNDERSTANDING CHEESE
AND DAIRY CONCENTRATES
Fermentation technology is considered
a clean-label, natural process, as it relies on
microorganisms and enzymes found in nature.
They are isolated and used in a controlled
manufacturing setting to naturally produce food
ingredients. This includes dairy ingredients for
flavoring dairy products as well as other foods.
Cheddar cheese, for example, that goes
through a controlled fermentation process gets
converted into a cheddar cheese concentrate
with an amplified cheddar flavor, as much as
20 times that of the starting commodity cheddar
cheese, according to Pam Gribou, Director, R&D
and Applications at First Choice Ingredients. This
may be used to provide authentic cheddar flavor
to ball park nacho cheese sauce.
Controlled fermentation results in premium
ingredients with consistent desirable flavor,
aroma and texture attributes. Scientists at FCI
have identified the biological pathways and
reactions responsible for producing flavor-specific
compounds and their precursors. They use this
knowledge to direct the fermentations to produce
elevated levels of desired flavor notes.
" The flavor produced in dairy ingredients
via fermentation provides a much more authentic
profile as opposed to replicating the major desired
About First Choice Ingredients:
For more than 25 years, First Choice has been manufacturing natural, clean-label dairy flavors and
concentrates using the country's finest milk, cheese and butter. The company creates novel, customized
dairy flavor solutions to suit the needs of each unique food system and regulatory requirement. Products
are available in paste, liquid and powder forms, and can be customized to meet labeling requirements.
With FCI as your key strategic partner, together we can take your culinary vision from concept to
commercialization. For more information on our extensive product portfolio, or to inquire about our
custom development capabilities, please contact us at: 262-251-4322 or marketing@fcingredients.com,
or visit https://firstchoiceingredients.com/.
flavor components through the addition of purified
aroma chemicals, " says Ms. Gribou. " Many of
the generated flavor ingredients are not even
available as purified chemicals but only present in
the biomass produced through the fermentation. "
Synthetic chemicals cannot mimic the side
activities and so they do not achieve the level of
authenticity of flavor found in fermented dairy
ingredients. This authenticity can also carry
through to the food manufacturing process to
deliver higher quality flavors than chemicals
alone in finished foods. Further, for the savvy
consumer, there is definitely a value play for
cleaner labeling and more natural processing.
" Fermentation for enhanced flavor
development of dairy ingredients is definitely a
benefit when you are talking sustainability and
reducing carbon footprint, " says Ms. Gribou.
" This is because the fermentation process
naturally occurs in dairy ingredients, such as
cheese, at a very slow pace. Months of aging
to allow degradations of proteins and fats to
produce a matured cheddar cheese flavor can
be reduced to days or a few weeks when the
biochemical pathways are targeted. This lowers
the energy costs to deliver the flavor of enhanced
dairy, naturally. "

https://www.firstchoiceingredients.com/

First Choice -- Innovation 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of First Choice -- Innovation 2021

First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 1
First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 2
First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 3
First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 4
First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 5
First Choice -- Innovation 2021 - 6
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/first/first-choice-innovation-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/first/2018_06_01
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com