Natural chicken flavours

International Flavors & Fragrances has announced a range of authentic, natural chicken flavours based on gold standard culinary benchmarks created by a global team of Research Chefs led by Certified Master Chef Florian Webhofer.

The company’s extensive consumer research conducted in major markets across the globe told it that chicken is a nearly universal comfort food and that consumers want authentic, familiar chicken tastes and aromas created by cooing techniques they know. Spices and herbs add interest and regional character, but the true ‘essence’ of chicken should shine through. IFF has met this need and delivered a range of natural chicken flavour profiles unadorned by herbs and spices.

The products provide a ‘toolkit’ of key chicken profiles, including boiled white meat, boiled dark meat, skin, roasted and grilled, which can be combined and augmented to create a virtually unlimited number of custom results for applications including soups, sauces, bouillons, gravies, marinades, noodles, quick service foods, frozen foods and more.

For manufacturers can now start with a natural product that provides a flavourful, clean-tasting chicken essence, and use it as a building block to develop products. The chicken profiles can be easily blended with ingredients specific to any locality or cuisine, enabling the creation of signature notes for specific product brands.