Enzyme Modified Dairy Ingredients
Milky Maple’s dairy profile can be enriched using dsm-firmenich capability in enzyme-modified dairy ingredients for delivering authentic taste and mouthfeel. Click below to discover our solutions for Dairy.
Flavor of the Year 2025
Making Moments
Milky Maple mixes the creamy softness of milk with the rich, natural sweetness of maple. The blended flavor provides a sense of calm and contentment and can be incorporated into a wide range of applications.
Drawing Inspiration from Color & Trenz
Milky Maple closely aligns with the highly anticipated Color of the Year 2025 from Pantone. The world-renowned authority on color has named the shade ‘Mocha Mousse’ as the top trending color for 2025. With their warmth, richness and indulgent associations, both color and flavor point to a growing tendency for consumers to enjoy small, meaningful moments over the coming year.
The taste
Maple as a flavor traces its roots back to the sap of select maple tree species - most notably the sugar maple - that flourish in cool, northern climates. As a naturally derived ingredient, maple sap offers a unique sweetness with warm, earthy undertones, making it an attractive alternative to traditional sweeteners and an essential part of the ‘brown note’ flavor family.
The creamy allure of milk is also enjoying a surge in popularity, especially in Asia, where its smooth taste and texture provide a perfect pairing for maple’s sweetness. This growing trend underscores milk's timeless ability to evoke nostalgia and simplicity, further reinforcing ‘Milky Maple’ as both a flavorful and immersive sensory experience.
Popularity
Maple, long cherished as a North American dietary staple, is rapidly expanding its presence worldwide. Since early 2019, dsm-firmenich’s trend analysts have observed maple transcending geographic and cultural boundaries, gaining popularity as a versatile ingredient across Europe, Asia and beyond. Maple’s adaptability is evident as it moves beyond syrup to influence an array of culinary creations, from baked goods to savory dishes.
Making Milky Maple Moments
TasteGEM® Solutions 3D Essentials
Sweetness can be amplified through the TasteGEM® Solutions 3D Essentials, bringing about maple’s impression of natural sweetness. Click below to discover our solutions for reducing sugar.
Best in Class Milk
A milky tonality excellence can be achieved through Best in Class Milk, a non-diary, plant-based milk solution which ensures a consistent and rounded mouthfeel that enhances body and compliments the maple flavor’s warm undertones. Click below to discover our solutions for plant-based Dairy.