Layn Natural Ingredients has deepened its Plantae by Layn portfolio of clean label, science-backed, natural botanical extract ingredients for food & beverage manufacturers as well as the flavour and fragrance industry.
Layn has a long, respected reputation as the globally leading direct manufacturer and innovator of Monk fruit and Stevia extracts, and over the past three decades has consistently expanded its ingredient portfolio to include a full range of botanical extract ingredients with broad consumer and application appeal.As consumer demand for clean, low-sugar, low-sodium products grows, Layn continues to drive innovation in plant-based, science-backed solutions that enhance taste, extend shelf life and provide greater value to its food and beverage clients.
"Consumers are increasingly reading product labels and demanding more clean-label ingredients,” states Collette Kakuk, VP of Global Marketing at Layn Natural Ingredients. “We have responded to this demand by innovating natural solutions that effectively replace synthetic options for preservation, extending shelf life and providing anti-microbial support. Consumers are also demanding less sugar and sodium in the products they buy, which can greatly impact product flavour.”
The Plantae by Layn line includes three categories of natural botanical extract ingredients:
- Plantae PRESERVATION- Natural antioxidant extract innovations designed to help extend shelf life, preserve taste and colour and provide anti-microbial support.
- Plantae SENSE- Natural, innovative maskers and enhancers to improve taste profile for sugar and sodium reduction.
- Plantae HEALTH- Natural, scientifically-backed functional botanical ingredients for health & wellness.
Plantae PRESERVATION consists of scientifically supported, polyphenol-rich, clean-label technological antioxidant ingredients to provide anti-microbial support, extend shelf life and preserve taste and colour across a broad range of food and beverage applications. These effective ingredients provide distinct advantages and opportunities to formulate natural, clean-label products and avoid the use of synthetic ingredients like EDTA and TBHQ. The line is comprised of proprietary formulas as well as potent single botanical extract solutions, including:
- SustaNX – a branded next generation line of antioxidant solutions that provide preservation and anti-microbial support with neutral taste and colour profiles.
- Rosemary extract
- Green tea extract
- Acerola extract
- Pomegranate extract
Plantae SENSEincludes flavour maskers, as well as sweetness and umami enhancers based on scientifically supported, polyphenol rich botanical extracts that provide unique taste and sensory effects for the food, beverage, flavour and fragrance industries, including:
- Phloretin (Apple Extract) - sweetness and taste enhancer, sweetness lingering masker,stable at low pH and high temperatures.
- Neohesperidin(Bitter Orange Extract) - bitter masker, sweetener or flavour enhancer, synergistic with other sweeteners,stable at low pH and high temperatures.
- Hesperidin (Citrus Extract) - sweetness enhancer, synergistic with other sweeteners, some taste modulation.
- Magnolol & Honokial (Magnolia Bark Extract) - breath freshening (in mints and gum), bitter enhancer.
- Naringenin (Pomelo Extract) - bitter blocker, taste modulator, sweetness enhancer, colourless flavanone.
- Naringin (Pomelo Extract) - colourless flavanone glycoside, bittering agent.
- Naringin DC (Pomelo Extract) - intensive sweetness enhancer, 400-800 times sweeter than sucrose, stable at high temperature and low pH.
- Trilobatin (Pomelo Extract) - sweet enhancer or bitter masker, 40-50 times sweeter than sucrose, stable at high temperature and low pH.
- Chlorogenic Acids (Green Coffee Bean Extract) - provides typical coffee flavor, bitter taste, mouthfeel improvement with Stevia or Monk Fruit, stable at low pH and high temperature.
Plantae HEALTH provides scientifically-supported functional botanical ingredients, building upon its expertise in natural tea extracts, including:
- Instant tea extract powder
- Beverage premixes
- Single Functional Botanical Extracts
With the Plantae portfolio, Layn Natural Ingredients is providing food & beverage manufacturers innovative solutions to meet continuing consumer demands for cleaner labels – and differentiate their brands with scientifically-backed, natural botanical ingredient solutions.