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Case Study · Technology Landscape
Cutting salt and fat without losing taste.
A food and beverage company wanted new ways to cut sodium and saturated fat in snacks without sacrificing the taste and texture consumers expect. We combined technology scouting, a global competitor review and expert interviews.
The Client
The client is a company in the food and beverage industry. It wanted to reach lower sodium and saturated fat targets in its snacks.
The Challenge
Less salt and fat.
Keep the flavor.
Prescouter was asked to map innovative ingredients and processes for reducing sodium and saturated fat in snack products while keeping the organoleptic qualities consumers anticipate.
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Ingredients
Novel ingredients
New inputs that replace salt or fat.
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Processes
New processing methods
Techniques that change the formula.
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Sensory
Taste and texture
Qualities consumers will not give up.
Our Approach
Looking across markets, labs and experts.
Competitor review
Globalproducts benchmarked
Study competitors
A global review of competitive products showed the main techniques companies use today.
Expert interviews
Expertsindustry and academic voices
Ask the experts
Industry and academic experts gave recommendations, and one provider shared non-public data.
The Outcome
Fresh paths to healthier snacks.
Prescouter identified several innovative approaches, enriched by expert opinions and academic research, that offer unconventional pathways for the client. The study also mapped the main techniques used by global competitors and flagged emerging research areas worth further exploration.
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Approaches
Several new strategies
Unconventional pathways to explore.
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Market
Competitor techniques
How global players reformulate.
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Future
Emerging research
Areas worth further study.
Reformulation succeeds when health targets and taste are solved together. Looking beyond the usual suppliers widens the set of options.
Let’s Talk
Which approaches could reshape your recipes?
Let us find the ingredients and processes that fit your products. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll help you get there.
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