Beverages, Dairy & Nutrition
Beverages fall into two main classes — dairy and non-dairy beverages. Dairy beverages have milk as the main constituent, and not only is it popular due to it being a staple beverage in everyday lives, it also provides a lot of nutrients to benefit the body. Dairy beverages are very abundant in calcium, a mineral that is necessary for the body which aids in the maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. In the other class of beverages, the non-dairy beverage is a very broad class of groups. Aside from tea and coffee, a majority of non-dairy beverage lies within the carbonated beverage sub-group. Although it comes with a refreshing and tasty flavour, the majority of carbonated beverage and other types of beverages consist of high amounts of sugar. Hence, sweeteners can be used instead as a sugar replacer, which will aid in making it enjoyable yet healthy.
How are Speciality Ingredients used in the Beverage, Dairy & Nutrition Segment?
Markaids provides speciality ingredients that assist manufacturers to fulfil their customer preferences. We always take into account the cost and quality of the final product, as well as product properties such as viscosity, mouthfeel, stability, particle suspension, nutritional value and other specific characteristics.
Some of the most common speciality food ingredients used in the beverage industry are thickeners and hydrocolloids which give a certain viscosity and nice mouthfeel. Dairy products commonly use stabilizers for stability and also particle suspensions, for example to suspense the cocoa powder in chocolate drinks to give a homogenized appearance.
The Tax and Mandatory Nutri-grade Measures on Sweetened Beverages
Food producers must stay attuned to the ever-changing tastes and preferences of consumers as market demands shift.
In July 2019, the Malaysian government began imposing an excise duty on all sweetened sugar beverages, regardless of whether they are imported or locally manufactured. More recently, the Singapore government introduced a mandatory Nutri-Grade mark for beverages. This grading system rates beverages based on sugar or saturated fat content, in an effort to reduce the influence of advertising on consumer preferences and encourage more informed, healthier choices. This has spurred industry reformulation, with local beverage manufacturers working to reformulate their drinks to fall below the established threshold.
However, reformulating drinks is not a simple task of just reducing sugar content. We must not forget that sugar provides for sweetness and mouthfeel in most foodstuffs. As such, manufacturers must balance all these factors to ensure that their drinking products remain unchanged in quality and be cost-effective without compromising on taste.
Your Challenges, Our Priority
Keeping up to market trend and responding to customers demands are some of the main challenges faced by food producers. Therefore, Markaids is ever ready to work with food producers in Malaysia and get to the bottom of their problems to provide the most effective solutions.
Markaids continues to find solutions to fulfill customer needs by always taking into account the cost and quality of the final beverage product, as well as properties such as viscosity, mouthfeel, stability, particle suspension and other specific characteristics.
Our Speciality Food Ingredients
Texturising Agents
Improves overall texture and appearance of your product with the right thickness, viscosity and mouthfeel.
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Flavouring
Reduce sugar and sodium in your product to keep up with the market demands for healthier choice while maintaining the desired taste. Complete your product with irresistible flavour with our range of oleoresins and complete seasonings.
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Appearance
Color loss are commonly faced during processing and storage causing the products to be dull and less appealing to consumer. Restore the color loss with your desired color while ensuring uniformed color in every batch.
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Nutritional
Add value to your products by giving nutritional enrichment with collagen, fibers or proteins.