If you’re already using juice concentrates in your food and drink applications, you’re on the right path to creating potent, delicious, consistent, and cost-effective sweet treats, but are you having trouble reaching the flavor goals you had in mind? The culprit might just be an unbalanced use of sweetness. Finding the ideal balance with juice […]
Berries
Spice Up Your Pumpkin Spiced Applications
It’s almost impossible to walk around without seeing pumpkin-spiced lattes advertised on storefronts or stacked on grocery store shelves in cookies or cereal bars. With social conversations about pumpkin spice increasing by 74.87% over the past year, it would be a waste NOT to jump on the trend. Creating a pumpkin spice application is a […]
How to Read a Product Specification Sheet
Product specification sheets are essential when creating new flavors with juice concentrates. These sheets allow juice concentrate companies like Northwest Naturals to be transparent, their clients to be informed, and their partnerships to be efficient and effective. Clients can use product specification sheets to make informed decisions, ensure product quality and safety, and meet specific […]
Summer Fruits and Must-Try Flavor Inspiration!
Summertime means picnics, BBQs, potlucks, and parties. Mealtimes will see more refreshing options with bright, fun flavors to balance the summer heat. Northwest Naturals is here to help your business stay on the trends and make your flavor goals a reality, which can mean utilizing fruits that are in season. Summer is the season for […]
All the Juicy Details About Berry Juice Blends
Berries might be more associated with summer, but their versatility with herbs and spices, pleasant tartness, and complex flavor profiles will bring a deliciously unexpected brightness, warmth, and dynamism to your products. Berry blends are the fall and winter secret ingredients guaranteed to surprise and impress your clientele no matter your industry. Let us dive […]
Elderberry Uses, Parings, and Potential
Elderberries are on the rise! Its association with immune-boosting effects is causing an increase in popularity, especially since the onset of COVID-19. It has a long history as a natural remedy for ailments like cold and flu symptoms, gastrointestinal discomfort, and promoting healing and tissue growth. In addition to its healthy reputation, the elderberry’s woodsy, […]
Blackberry: A Summer Flavor Essential
July’s Fruit of the Month is blackberry! They are sweet, tart, and earthy, plus being high in nutritional value. Antioxidants and vitamins make this delectable fruit even more attractive to enjoy whole or as a unique complement to other flavors. From cocktails to marinades, blackberries are an essential summer addition to your product line. Let’s […]
Beyond the Berry: Mid-Year Update
Northwest Naturals is more than your food science laboratory. Our company culture is rooted in innovation, creativity, and community. Our mission is to take nature’s best and make it better. With a small team, we can build off our collective strengths, collaborate efficiently, and continually challenge Northwest Naturals to keep up with the changing times. […]
Blueberries: All the Juicy Details
May’s Fruit of the Month is blueberry! It is a versatile classic and known superfruit with a sweet yet floral tang. Blueberries can stand alone as the primary flavor in a wide array of applications from baked goods from muffins to pies or in drinks from vodka tonics to lemonades. We are excited to dive […]