Butter Buds Inc. is debuting 'Milk Buds Plus,' a new concentrated dairy ingredient aimed at lowering the consumption of lipidized milk and cream. Milk Buds Plus is a water-soluble component that is simple to incorporate into already-existing formulas.
'Milk Buds Plus' is a shelf-soluble, less expensive dairy alternative for confectionery coatings, milk chocolate bars, drinks, and baking applications. It replicates the texture and mouthfeel of fresh milk while masking off-tastes to approximate the flavor of American-style chocolate.
"Milk Buds Plus is made from real milk to optimize rich dairy taste and helps manufacturers enhance richness in formulations while delivering the full-bodied mouthfeel, taste and texture of dairy," said Michael Ivey, national sales director at Butter Buds. "It is crafted from real dairy to provide consumers with the true dairy taste and nutrition they want, yet contains virtually no fat, trans-fats or cholesterol."
Soluble Concentrated Dairy Alternatives
Butter Buds Introduces a Shelf-Stable Dairy Concentrate
Trend Themes
1. Soluble Dairy Concentrates - Dairy concentrate products that are simple to incorporate into existing formulas create disruptive innovation opportunities for food manufacturers looking to lower costs and enhance product quality by eliminating the need for lipidized milk and cream.
2. Dairy Alternatives - The development of shelf-stable, less expensive dairy alternative ingredients for confectionery coatings, drinks, and baking applications allowing for significant cost savings in the food industry while retaining the taste and texture of traditional dairy products.
3. Flavour Masking Agents - The use of flavor masking agents to replicate the taste and texture of traditional American-style chocolate while enhancing the nutritional quality of food products presents opportunities for innovation in the food industry.
Industry Implications
1. Food Manufacturing - The development of soluble dairy concentrates and dairy alternative ingredients presents significant cost savings and innovation opportunities for food manufacturers focused on creating high-quality affordable food products.
2. Confectionery Manufacturing - The creation of shelf-stable, inexpensive dairy alternatives for confectionery coatings increases the potential for innovation and cost savings for manufacturers in the confectionery industry.
3. Beverage Manufacturing - The use of innovative dairy alternatives to incorporate high-quality, nutritious dairy ingredients into beverages while lowering costs presents opportunities for disruption in the beverage manufacturing industry.