So what can industry do? Balchem, a world market leader in microencapsulated ingredients and water-soluble forms of choline for foods and supplements, can provide a solution. They have provided technical ingredient innovation in major classes of consumer food products, including baked goods and snacks, for decades. Balchem provides solutions to address the primary sources of sodium in many products: salt and chemical leavening agents.
Choline chloride has been known for decades as an effective, GRAS salt substitute. However, its characteristic hygroscopicity has ruled it out as a truly viable solution for reduced-sodium food product development, until now.