Tastes Natural, Author at TastesNatural

A zoomed in view of filled powdered donuts fills the composition. Both chocolate and condensed milk appear as filling with a dollop coming out of the top of each donut. The image induces salivating with ease with the visible texture of the fluffly donut dough, soft sugary powdered surface, and the oozing creamy filling. Sugar-free and reduced sugar condensed milk made with TruSugr now helps these pastries create healthier avenues for all consumers.

Food & Beverage

TruSugr and the Creamiest, Most Delicious Sugar-free Condensed Milk

Bites from the Bench: Delicious, creamy sugar-free and reduced sugar condensed milk is possible with TruSugr™ Condensed milk is a versatile ingredient that adds richness

An overhead shot of black slate is covered by a fine sandy-colored powder for two-thirds of the composition, entering on the lower left and spreading out in an organic roundish shape. Also on the bottom left is the top of a wooden spoon, entering at an angle from the bottom left corner, that is filled with the same powder. There is some variation of light across the composition giving rhythm to the piece that emulates the naturally occurring undulating curves of the powder formations. Maca taste is bitter and TruMask can help.

Food & Beverage

Maca Made Mouthwatering

Bites from the Bench™: Maca is a potent ingredient in functional foods and beverages, and TruMask™ can mask the more unpleasant taste notes. What is

Scattered bright yellow capsules randomly flow across a baby blue background. The lighting comes from the top, allowing for a richer blue shadow below each pill. The bright colors and random arrangement gives energy to the piece. Quercetin supplements are often found in yellow capsules and have a bitter taste, which TruClear™ can resolve.

Agriculture & Feed

Improving Quercetin’s Taste Profile

Bites from the Bench™: Quercetin is a flavonoid that has many health benefits but its taste is considered “bitter and unappetizing.” TruClear™ counteracts the negative

A wooden spoon lays on a bed of dried valerian root. The spoon is also filled with the same dried herb, and faces us while resting on a wood surface with visible wood grain. The photo was taken with a wide aperture and therefore a shallow depth of field, resulting in a significant blur just past the dried root. Valerian root taste bitter and is dramatically improved by TruClear bitter blocker.

Agriculture & Feed

Make the Unpleasant Taste of Valerian Root Vanish

Bites from the Bench™: Functional foods rely on Valerian Root’s calming effects, and the taste profiles of these innovative products are greatly improved with TruClear™.

A zoomed-in, cropped view of a white, cylindrical cereal bowl full of granola and fresh berries fills the majority of the composition. A matching white creamer enters from top right at angle as it pours pea milk dairy alternative into the bowl in a steady, creamy stream. A nearby spoon and colorful napkin are just visible on the neutral, well-lit surface. Pea milk taste is vegetal and TruMask helps it taste much better, naturally.

Agriculture & Feed

Please Pass the Pea Milk: Better Taste for Dairy Alternatives

Bites from the Bench™: Pea Milk is a creamy and great dairy alternative and its taste profile benefits from TruMask™ bitter blocker. Clean-label, all-natural, sustainable

A figure ground of zoomed in clear capsules filled with white powder. The capsules of scattered in a random pattern and are double-layered in areas. A warm wood background peaks through. These capsule may be filled with the DHM supplement which is gaining popularity for its health benefits and being used in innovative functional foods. The taste of DHM is unpleasant and our bitter blockers work well at improving the taste.

Food & Beverage

Hot Trend: DHM in Functional Foods – Significant Improvement of the Taste of DHM

Bites from the Bench™: DHM is making a splash in the nutraceutical and functional food industries. TruClear™ is currently being used to erase the bitter

A wooden spoon enters from the top right, zoomed in to take up the majority of the composition. Powdered kava in its traditional sandy color fills the spoon. The spoon rests on a woof surface that has a curved edge that leaves a shadow under it on the bottom left corner giving more depth to the photo. A slight bit of overexposure in a warm yellow glow enters the scene from the top left, contrasting the shadow below and further drawing attention to the granular, near-powdered kava. The taste of kava is bitter and earthy, and can be dramatically improved with a drop of a bitter blocker.

Food & Beverage

Spotlight on Kava: Calming Effects, Bitter Taste

Bites from the Bench: Kava is a traditional drink in Pacific Island cultures and is growing more popular in functional beverages and food products globally

A white wood background nearly disappears with the pop of vibrant green powder in a black bowl in the top right quadrant. Under that bowl, slightly closer to center is a handlessless mug with brown rim showcasing a milk green, fresh latte. Nearby, a traditional bamboo matcha whisk lays at an angle in line with the implied line of the two round profiles. The shot is a birds eye-view, allowing the focus to be on natural, round circles and bright green. The bitter taste of matcha is elicited through the fine powder, a potent green with a potent taste.

Food & Beverage

Masking Matcha and Unveiling its Sweet Taste Profile

Bites from the Bench™: TastesNatural’s clean-label, all-natural bitter blocker, TruMask™, improves the taste of matcha in more than one way. Matcha is a type

A blurred natural medium-wood tone fills the background of the composition. Across the top at a slight diagonal is a bunch of wheatgrass bundled with jute just past the center as you move to the right side. In the bottom left quadrant, a bit closer to center, is an overhead view of the bitter-tasting wheatgrass juice sitting in a glass. Its signature vibrant green foamy top is in focus, immediately drawing the viewer's attention to the texture and in turn, eliciting a puckering reaction from the audience. The grassy, earthy taste and aftertaste of wheatgrass are unpleasant to many.

Food & Beverage

Wheatgrass’s Bitter Taste and Aftertaste Eliminated

Bites from the Bench: TastesNatural’s bitter blockers eliminated the grassy taste and bitter aftertaste of wheatgrass in both powdered and liquid form. Effects were immediate,

A mushroom stands straight at one-third of the way into the composition on the right. The white stem and seemingly glowing yellowy-orange cap stands out from the deep mossy greens and rich umber browns of the soil that surrounds it. The mushroom cap is mostly inverted, unveiling the gills which are illuninated by the upper ambient (sun)light. Mushrooms like this one are used as "functional mushrooms" and ingredients in food, beverage, and nutraceuticals to give a boost of healthy benefits. Functional mushrooms often taste like their environment - soil, earthy, umami - and bitter blockers help mask that taste.

CBD & THC

Bitter Blockers Allow Functional Mushrooms to Shine

Bites from the Bench™: Functional mushrooms are in a great deal of food and beverage products as well as nutraceuticals. Now we are seeing psilocybin