Sweet Taste Modulation
Balance sweet taste perception
Synergy Sweet Taste Modulation
Leading the way in sugar reduction without compromising taste.
The demand for reduced-sugar products is no longer optional it is a global imperative. Regulatory pressures, evolving health guidelines, and heightened consumer awareness are reshaping the food and beverage landscape.
Our sweetness modulation portfolio enables manufacturers to achieve sugar reduction while maintaining key sensory qualities, sweetness, mouthfeel, and flavour delivery. This is where innovation meets consumer expectation.
How Sweet Taste Modulation Works
Our solutions optimise sweetness perception and overall taste delivery in reduced sugar products. Harmonise and refine flavour in sugar-reduced recipes while amplifying overall taste where sweetness is key. Synergy’s portfolio of sweet taste modulators balance high-intensity sweeteners, suppress off-notes from stevia, sucralose, and other alternatives, and optimise natural sugar replacers for a superior profile.
Backed by science, guided by market insight, and proven in application, we combine advanced sweetness modulators and modifiers with deep formulation expertise to deliver products that meet nutritional goals, delight consumers, and succeed in the market.
Where can sweetness modulation help?
Beverages
Plant based alternatives
Desserts
Nutrition
Dairy
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