Givaudan Sense It Salt salt flavour creation language

Sense It Salt is a sensory language that enables a more accurate description of the complex taste effects of salt in foods. The innovation is designed to help create flavours that restore the taste aspects of salt in low-sodium applications.

Using sensory panels of trained tasters, Givaudan has demonstrated that the taste effects of salt can be broken down into distinct temporal phases that strongly influence the flavour profile of the food product application being developed.

The sensory language helps provide an accurate assessment of the consequences of reducing salt and the performance of flavours or ingredients that are used to restore the taste of low-sodium products.

Developed using a global team of flavourists, application technologists and sensory scientists, the language is now fully integrated into the overall Sense It language that includes more than 350 descriptors with references covering aroma, taste and mouthfeel.

The sensory knowledge, combined with salt enhancement technology, will further strengthen Givaudan’s TasteSolutions Salt capabilities to guide product development when collaborating with customers on sodium reduction projects.

The innovation is being used to assist in reducing sodium levels in a range of applications - soups, sauces and snacks, ready meals, bakery and cereals - without compromising on taste. The company is also closely following and preparing for changes in individual countries’ regulatory regimes with regard to sodium content, partnering with food manufacturers to think ahead and help with product flavour under the stricter regimes.