INDIANAPOLIS—Building on consumer desire for and interest in “discovery," Sensient Flavors' 2012 flavor trend predictions and provide food and beverage manufacturers opportunities for innovation with up-and-coming flavors inspired from multiple macro trends such as health and wellness, sensory, and comfort and connections.
Sensient Flavors flavor trend predictions for 2012 built upon three subsets of the discovery theme—“new and novel," “reinvention" and “combinations of flavors" include:
- Aji Amarillo—Native to South America, the bright orange Aji Amarillo chile flavor offers a unique profile with medium heat and fruity notes.
- Black Garlic—Popular in Asian cuisine, black garlic is fermented garlic that offers a sweet, syrupy flavor.
- Coriander—The seed of the coriander plant, coriander is native to the Middle East, southern Europe and Asia. Used in a variety of cuisines and applications, coriander offers a fragrant profile with citrus and warm spice notes.
- Honeycrisp Apple—Introduced in 1991 by the University of Minnesota breeders, the honeycrisp apple offers a complex apple flavor profile with sweet, tart and juicy notes.
- Lucuma—Native to South America, the lucuma offers a uniquely sweet flavor profile with notes of maple, sweet potato and caramel.
- Peach Rosemary—An adventurous flavor that combines the fresh and juicy profile of peach with the earthy, piney and aromatic notes of rosemary.
- Pink Peppercorn—A dried berry from the Baies rose plant, the pink peppercorn offers a sweet, warm and spicy profile with earthy and citrus undertones.
- Plum—Cultivated throughout the world, plum offers a sweet, tart and juicy profile.
- Spicy Caramel—A twist on the classic caramel profile, spicy caramel offers subtle spice and heat notes in combination with the sweet brown profile of caramel.
- Varietal Vanilla—Sourced from the three main vanilla plant varieties used for extraction, vanilla profiles from different growing regions such as Madagascar, Mexico, Indonesia, India and Tahiti offer subtle nuances on the classic vanilla profile.
