It
seems odd that whenever one purchases a great cup of organic coffee, often the
only creamer options available are powdered or non-natural. It seems pointless
to ruin a great cup of organic coffee by dumping in non-organic (and often
non-natural) creamers.
The lack of organic creamer options available at restaurants and cafés seems
even stranger when considering the market demand for organic dairy beverages
and products. In fact, according to Sundale Research (www.sundaleresearch.com),
in their recent report entitled, “State of the Industry: Organic Foods and
Beverages in the U.S., 2007,” organic dairy
products have overtaken regular organic beverages and are now the second largest
organic industry segment.
One company that is working on changing this is Diehl Food Ingredients. It
recently released Jerzee® Organic creaming agents made from organically sourced
ingredients such as organic skim milk solids and organic oils. According to
Dennis Reid, vice president of marketing and technology, “We are the first to
market with a certified organic powdered creamer and also recently a certified
organic powdered vegetable fat called Centennial® Organic. Both are unique
dairy protein-based systems using specially processed organic skim milk solids
that deliver the necessary functionality and stability for a high-fat,
creamer-type system. They are also both trans fat- and cholesterol-free.”
The Jerzee system of organic creaming agents imparts creaminess, mouthfeel and
milky characteristics to dry-based formulations, while maintaining the organic
label. According to Reid, they also can be used as organic alternatives to
conventional powdered coffee whiteners. As full ingredient systems, they are
intended for use in formulating organic dry hot beverages, soups, sauces,
dressings, bakery mixes, coffee whiteners, nutritional powders and meal
replacement products. Diehl Organics hopes that manufacturers will now expand
their organic product line offerings (as these ingredients have not been
available to them in the past) and introduce such products as dry coffee
creamers, cappuccinos, hot chocolates and chai-tea beverages.
For more information:
Diehl Food Ingredients Inc., Brentwood, N.Y.
Dennis J. Reid, 314-497-0920
dennisreid@diehlinc.com, www.diehlinc.com, www.sensoryeffects.com