Lemon, a flavor long cherished for its bright, zesty character, is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity driven mainly by the beverage category. In RTD drinks, lemon conveys not only flavor, but also energy, hydration and freshness. It’s also a great flavor to pair with botanicals, another trend heavily influencing new product development.
However, there’s a world of application opportunities for lemon outside of the beverage category, from meats to dressings. There’s also opportunities outside of using standard lemon juice. We’ve detailed the many benefits of our lemon juice powder before on this blog. In summary, lemon juice powders:
Additionally, our lemon juice powders are more stable than liquid ingredients, leading to reduced spoilage and waste. But what’s even more important is how versatile lemon juice powder is in product development.
Our Agile Kitchen™ team has been working on a variety of applications using the many lemon juice powder ingredients that we manufacture. Here are two of our favorite applications:
After mastering a creamy vegan garlic and herb dip, our Agile Kitchen™ team switched gears to formulate a dressing that had many of the same flavor profiles of the dip. They quickly realized something was missing from the dip that was needed in a dressing: lemon flavor.
The lemon juice powder we used helped round out the flavor profile, but also provided two functional benefits:
We’ll admit, meat applications were not our first thought when we developed our line of lemon juice powders. But after countless hours of application testing and formulation, we’ve developed multiple formulas for sausages that benefit from the addition of lemon juice powder. Here’s how:
Beyond dressings and meat applications, Bluegrass Ingredients’ line of citrus powders offers functional and flavor benefits in dry rubs, marinades, cheese sauces and more. For more information, schedule a collaboration session with our Agile Kitchen team.
