Applications of natural ingredients in savoury food products - Natural Food Additives, Ingredients and Flavourings - page 290

13.3 Formulating savoury products using natural ingredients
Savoury food products generally comprise a combination of a protein substrate
(for example meat, fi sh, vegetables or chicken) and an accompanying savoury
fl avour and/or functional ingredient system (for example a sauce, marinade or
seasoning). A pyramid diagram can usefully be used to illustrate the method used
by the savoury formulator to develop the accompanying savoury ingredient
system. There are many forms of the pyramid approach used by fl avour houses,
savoury ingredient companies and food product formulators and each will have
their own version of the pyramid. The version shown in Fig. 13.1 is useful for
formulating a wide range of food products.

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Fig. 13.1 Pyramid approach to building a savoury food product dry seasoning, sauce,

marinade.