Frutarom launches new Functional Ice Cream Product Range

04/05/05 Frutarom has announced the launch of a new product: the Functional Ice Cream Product Range. Functional food is the fastest growing segment of the food industry. The functional ingredient segment is currently growing at an annual rate of 8-10% in both developing and developed countries, mainly in the beverage and dairy sectors. Today, with Frutarom's assistance, ice cream manufacturers can now join their brethren in these industries and provide the public with the functional products that it increasingly demands.

One of the main trends driving the ice cream industry, as it prepares to launch new products for the coming summer, is functional ice cream to enhance well-being. Low calorie ice creams and ice creams containing probiotics, are just two examples of added value products. Until now, few ice cream producers have investigated the benefits of including plant extracts in their products, a trend which the beverage and dairy industries are already taking full advantage of. Exciting products for well-being, combining excellent taste with a variety of functionalities, offer the manufacturer innumerable opportunities for novel products.

Frutarom has announced the launch of a new and innovative, all-in-one product range offering ice cream manufacturers a unique pre-integrated solution. This solution combines natural fruits, natural flavor extracts and natural functional ingredients that enhance and support well-being. Examples include ice cream with Aloe Vera to support inner beauty, or with green tea to support stress relief. Manufacturers can choose natural product building blocks for other functionalities to get convenient and unique tailor-made solutions that are easy to apply.