Taste and indulgence...yes! Sugar... less!
In an era where awareness about healthy eating is growing, reducing sugar in our diet is a central theme. Sweet treats remain an indispensable pleasure for many, but the need to combine this pleasure with the demands of a healthy diet is more urgent than ever.
Against this background, CSM Ingredients offers innovative solutions that allow manufacturers of bakery products, Viennese pastries and patisserie delicacies to significantly reduce the sugar content in their products without sacrificing organoleptic qualities.
This trend is further reinforced by regulatory developments, such as the introduction of a stricter Nutriscore from January 2024. This new system involves a revision of the algorithm, allowing products to be better assessed based on their salt, sugar and fibre content.
To meet these consumer expectations and new legal requirements, CSM Ingredients has developed initiatives for introducing appropriate solutions. We believe that the food of the future must be in perfect harmony with consumers' wishes for well-being and health.
Our mission is to achieve this by providing our customers with innovative solutions for effective sugar reduction. This is our contribution to a healthier and more balanced diet that is as tasty as ever.
'Low Sugar' comes first when consumers are asked to rank the attributes that make a cake or sweet product healthier (source: Mintel - 2022).
In 2024, the Nutriscore will now be even more demanding in terms of product composition. Particular attention is paid to sugar content.
Patisserie, bakeries, pastries, ice cream, etc. Nowadays, all branches of the gastronomic food industry are influenced by the need for healthier products, which means they tend to be less sweet. Whether it concerns fruit fillings, sauces or ingredients for muffins or other pastries, CSM Ingredients offers solutions to support you. We focus on four main areas:
Our innovations can be tailored to the requirements of your application to achieve the best possible results. Whether it concerns bakery products, pastries, pastry or ice cream products, there are plenty of solutions to choose from.
Whether you want to eliminate or reduce the presence of sugars by 10, 20 or 30%, we have different solutions based on ingredients of natural origin, such as natural flavours, vegetable fibres or minerals.
Claims are important when it comes to consumer choice: from “sugar-free” to “reduced sugar” to “low sugar” and “no added sugar”. We can guide you in this area.
The Nutriscore can be improved by reducing the sugar content of your products. After reformulating, you can then rise to a better score and attract more attention from consumers.
CSM Ingredients offers a range 0f solutions to help you reduce sugar levels. The first approach, based mainly on natural flavours, allows you to reduce the sugar content of your cakes, fillings or chocolate sauces for your ice creams by 10 to 20%.
If you're looking for a 30 to 40% reduction, teams will rely more on natural flavours, combined with plant fibres and/or minerals. Of course, it is essential to know your specifications and objectives so that we can give you the best advice and support in this area. Contact us and we'll talk about it.
When it comes to reducing sugar in foods, one major concern remains: the risk of altering the taste that consumers value. At CSM Ingredients we take up this challenge and ensure that reducing sugar does not come at the expense of taste pleasure.
Our efforts and innovations in this area have produced some remarkable results, demonstrating our ability to preserve the authenticity of flavours. An example of this is the sensory research we conducted on a chocolate sauce for ice cream. Comparing our reduced sugar version with the original recipe, a panel of experts confirmed that the intensity of the sweet taste remained unchanged.
This demonstrates our success in maintaining the authentic taste experience while reducing the sugar content. At CSM Ingredients, taste and indulgence are the essence of our company. That is why we always pay special attention to preserving the organoleptic qualities of our ingredients, especially in the context of our initiatives to reduce sugar content.
