A&B Ingredients Mediterranean Umami
Mediterranean Umami is an all-natural flavor booster extracted from tomato, seaweed, and mushrooms that intensifies the flavor of food products. Umami helps build a balanced flavor profile and provides flavor enhancement & craveability, while reducing sodium quantities by up to 45% across a broad variety of products
Product families
- Flavor Enhancers
Other characteristics
- End Uses
Canned Seafood Products, Confectionery Products, Convenience Foods, Dressings, Filling Applications, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Savory Products, Snacks
- Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Ingredient Name
- Seasoning Mix
- Labeling Claims
Allergen-free, Clean Label, Natural, Naturally Derived, Non-GMO, Plant-Based; Allergen-free; Clean Label; Natural; Naturally Derived; Non-GMO; Plant-Based
- Ingredient Origin
- Natural Origin, Plant Origin
- Natural Origin
- Plant Origin
- Flavor
- Umami
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Research
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- Ingredient
Sea Salt, Mushroom, Mushroom Extract, Seaweed Extract, Tomatoes, Tomato Extract
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Flavor Family
- Taste Technology
- Details
Mediterranean Umami is a savory mix of sea salt and pure vegetable extracts, including tomato, seaweed, and mushroom.; Umami is one of the five basic flavors, often referred to as the "fifth taste." It is known to draw out and intensify flavors, thereby increasing consumer satisfaction. Umami is beneficial to food manufacturers, as it allows salt and sugar reduction in products without compromising the sweet and savory flavor. Umami has a unique ability to subtly build back a balanced and natural flavor profile that otherwise is diminished in many low sodium applications.; Mediterranean Umami is highly soluble, contains no MSG, and is free from any artificial ingredients. Using our Umami blend is a simple solution in maintaining a clean label claim on products while also staying within suggested sodium and sugar consumption guidelines.
- Country Availability
- Canada
- Mexico
- USA
- Food Ingredients Features
- Sugar Reduction
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Canned Seafood Products
- Confectionery Products
- Convenience Foods
- Dressings
- Filling Applications
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Savory Products
