Our exclusive R&D survey asked what ingredients would become more or less important to companies' products within the next two years. The top ingredients that respondents indicated a growing interest in included those regulated as natural, flavors for ethnic systems, organic ingredients, soy protein and antioxidants for nutrition. Here is a brief look at these ingredients and what they will offer formulators for future product development endeavors.
The term “natural” has not been defined in FDA's law (the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or in FDA's regulations, says the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Natural flavorings, however, are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations.