Tackling your key challenges in health & nutrition
You need a partner that understands the trends driving consumer health & nutrition preferences; and knows how to deliver the qualities needed to help you create differentiated products.
Health & Nutrition
Hungry for integrative health
People are paying more attention to healthier food – and so too are we.
For example, we’re seeing record levels of care about self-care, with 74% of consumers saying that small changes to diet can significantly improve long-term health.1And here at dsm-firmenich our scientists and experts are ready and waiting to partner with you to deliver it – through everything from the ingredients themselves; to production considerations; to strategies for front-of-package claims.
For over half of consumers, healthy food is too expensive, while over one-third say they don’t have time to cook healthy meals. But above all, our research shows that taste still reigns supreme.2 Which is why we also offer a range of taste masking and flavor encapsulation solutions; naturally sourced ingredients; and supporting expertise to keep you products tasting and feeling great.
Good digestion
Digestive wellness and immune system support remain key consumers health concerns, so how can you meet them?
Upping your understanding
You need a better grasp of the valuable role that vitamins, minerals, nutritional fibers and botanical extracts play in food and beverages.
Tackling off-flavors
Including nutrients in your formulations adds value…but it can also add off-flavors. How can you remove them without missing a beat?
Our solutions
Integrated excellence
With our integrated solution your products get on-trend nutrients delivered at requested levels - and paired with the best taste elements for an overall delightful consumer experience.
From vitamins and minerals to nutritional fibers and botanical extracts with active compounds, our experts can tailor the flavor – which also includes removing undesirable off-notes with our masking solutions based on receptor-based research.
We then deliver these functional ingredients via gentle powder blends or patented encapsulation technologies that guarantee the greatest protection – over storage, processing, and throughout the finished product’s shelf life.
Special delivery
How can you ensure that vitamins and minerals in your products are released in whole – and at the precise moment of consumption to combat the risks and costs of over-and-under dosing.?
For a guaranteed NRV (Nutrient Reference Value) delivery look no further than NutriGEM® Vitamins & Minerals. It provides accurate delivery of active ingredients - providing protection over storage, processing, and throughout the finished product’s shelf life.
It's all complemented by our integrated taste enhancement solutions that mask any off-flavors; and supported by our strong proprietary consumer insights, in-depth technical understanding and country-specific regulatory expertise.
*Final labelling, conditions of use, and use claims in accordance with local/regional legislation requirements remains the responsibility of the user.
Differentiation – in the mix
Imagine having the ability to integrate a customized blend of 1,400 high-quality nutritional ingredients into your products – seamlessly and with no impact on sensory qualities.
This is precisely what our customized nutritional premix blends provide – enabling you to go-to-market with truly differentiated front-of-pack health claims, supported by the highest production efficiency and quality.
Simply choose your tailored nutritional mix from a huge range of ingredients, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, nucleotides, nutraceuticals, prebiotics, fibers, botanicals and more.
Tapping into active aging
Our population may be aging…but it’s also increasingly active, even compared to a decade ago.
Our experts can help you tap into this growing segment through deep insights that form the foundation for new solutions targeted at sustaining health in all kinds of ways. From energy, to digestion, cognitive function, we’ll help you understand the role that fortified food and beverages play when infused with essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals – as well as how to improve the taste and eating experience.
By providing convenient, enjoyable, and targeted nutritional support, we’ll enable you to help the modern agers achieve greater independence, vitality, and quality of life.
Get energized!
Given the hectic pace of modern life, consumers want and need more energy than ever. In fact, 68% of global consumers are worried about their energy levels3.
But the type of energy they’re seeking is changing –not wanting to rely on an artificial boost from ingredients like high sugar. Increasingly they want not just physical energy; but mental energy for improved cognition and memory; and also emotional energy – including the ability to deal more effectively with stress and anxiety.
Our nutritional ingredients, solutions and expertise can help you meet this need – for example by creating exciting new formulations for delicious but low sugar energy drinks, sports bars, cereals, dairy products and more – all delivering science-backed functional health benefits.
Knowing nutrition
Did you know that according to a recent study, consumers are most familiar with vitamins C & D - along with omega-3 fatty acids2?
It makes sense that consumers are looking for more nutrient-dense food and beverage options as a convenient – and tasty – ways to maintain their wellbeing. Which is why our nutritional scientists can advise you in selecting the optimum ingredients for enabling consumers to achieve their nutrition and health goals.
Solutions that helps you stand out the shelves
Want to reduce complexity in your supply chain with a single premix, combining a few or dozens of functional ingredients in one step? Enjoy security of supply, reduced inventory costs, and fewer suppliers for your nutritional needs, allowing more focus on new product development. Improve quality control with enhanced compliance and traceability. With 15 global premix facilities, we deliver customized solutions in any batch size. Our technical expertise helps you innovate and bring products to market faster.