The key to elevating consumer and patient health is simple: nutrition and drug products that taste great and perform better. That’s why we design irresistible flavors and tastes that capture the imagination and drive desire. In fact, what inspires us most is co-creating standout products that deliver positive emotional experiences people never forget.
Our breakthrough flavor solutions and technologies help optimize taste, texture, and enjoyment across dietary supplements, pharma, and more. Whether it’s masking the bitter aftertaste of APIs or enhancing sweetness onset and mouthfeel, together we can take taste experiences to the next level.
As a key factor in elevating health and wellness sensory experiences, taste has the power to drive product success and enhance compliance.
of adult customers say taste is the most important purchase driver for vitamins and supplements1
parents choose vitamins and other supplements for their child based on taste acceptance1
of APIs in the market are considered bitter2
From flavors to sensation enhancement and sugar reduction, explore our full range of solutions to meet your specific consumer and patient needs.
Taste plays a key role in patient compliance. To improve acceptance and meet the rising demand for patient-friendly dosage forms, we co-create formulations that consider the patient experience from the beginning of the drug development journey. Our pharma-specific portfolio of taste solutions has been carefully curated for pharmaceutical formulations, and is supported by technical, quality, and regulatory expert services.
1. dsm-firmenich Taste Lounge online Consumer Community. Total Sample n-200, September 2021
2. Dagan-Wiener A, Nissim I, Ben Abu N, Borgonovo G, Bassoli A, Niv MY. Bitter or not? BitterPredict, a tool for predicting taste from chemical structure. Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 21;7(1):12074. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12359-7
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