ImpaQ Taste Technology[tm] flavors represent a combination of creativity and flavor expertise. They are a set of flavor profiles for food and beverage matrices best used in low-sugar, -salt and -fat food environments.
“Quest has spent 10 years specifically looking at the particular challenge of making healthful food matrices more delicious,” says Eric Spenske, marketing director at Quest International BV (The Netherlands). ImpaQ is the result of a long-term R&D program by Quest to identify how its flavors can solve taste issues. This flavor solution technology is based on fundamental research in meat bouillons and mature cheeses, the discovery of new flavor ingredients and applications expertise. Since 1999, Quest has had over 25 flavor ingredients approved for FEMA GRAS status and has submitted over 35 flavor-related patents connected with this work. The research gave new insights into how to use flavors to influence perceptions of taste--that is the basis of the ImpaQ Taste Technology approach.