The food may still taste like road kill. But if a new program from the U.S. Army works out, GIs’ rations won’t smell quite so bad. The Natick Soldier Center is working on a project to make rations more palatable to grunts by embedding savory aromas into the food’s packaging. If the food smells better,…
Formulators seeking to reduce ingredients such as sugar, salt or fat can now using a patented Encapsulated Aroma Release technology from ScentSational Technologies. more..
“The McCarthy Award”, Best New Proven Technology: Steven M. Landau, CTO/CMO of ScentSational Technologies in Jenkintown, PA, for groundbreaking work on scented and flavored packaging technologies for food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other consumer products. more..
A process that integrates aroma into plastic packaging may enhance taste perception and reduce the need for unhealthy ingredients in food products. Pennsylvania-based ScentSational Technologies said its CompelAroma technology encapsulates Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved food grade flavor molecules in the polymeric structure at the time it is been produced. more..
Lynda Searby looks at how food manufacturers can use the sense of smell when formulating foods. The advent of fat-burning and body-shaping ingredients means most in the food industry are familiar with the concept of ‘eating yourself slim’, but what about ‘smelling yourself slim’? more..
No longer content with ordinary packages that simply hold liquid for consumption, consumers today are looking for a package that delivers added convenience and safety. This need, of course, extends to beverage closures as well. Consumer demand is driving beverage companies to seek out closures that provide improved tamper evidence and child-resistant safety, easier-to-open caps…
Aug 04, 2003 (The Christian Science Monitor via COMTEX) — The secret to boosting troop morale in Iraq, say US military officials, might soon be found inside the metallic foil of a package of beef stew. And later, similar packages may appear on supermarket shelves. While nation building and peacekeeping are at the top of…
HowAromaTranslatesIntoDollarsScents While our taste buds do detect the five sensations—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami—there’s something else going on. And that’s aroma. more..
Manufacturers are experimenting with aroma infusions that can trick our brains into thinking we are tasting certain flavors. more..
Compelling Breakthrough Brand Building Strategy from ScentSational Technologies ScentSational Technologies is introducing CompelAroma – a proprietary technology utilizing encapsulated flavor and aroma release. CompelAroma is an exciting new advanced approach to brand building. CompelAroma compels consumers to… more..