Flavour Innovations in Chocolate Industry (2023)

Cannabis Inclusion in Chocolates
Cannabis inclusion in confectionery products has become yet another global trend in the culinary business. The industry has primarily seen cannabis compounds, including CBD, added to gummy candies for therapeutic purposes. More people are willing to ingest cannabis into their food to have a different experience as awareness of the health benefits of cannabis in treating neurological disorders and mental health issues has grown. In India, the use of leaves and seeds of the cannabis plant is permitted. Also, Uttrakhand became the first state to legalize cannabis cultivation in 2017.

Dessert Flavourings in Chocolates
Desserts used to contain chocolate, but nowadays chocolate confectionery uses desserts as a "ingredient". Desserts, including a wide variety of sweets like tiramisu, Crème Brulé, and Crepes, are evolving into flavours. Beyond baked desserts, we are also seeing things like milkshake and ice cream flavoured chocolate being launched. For ex Mousse Chocolate. United Group of Food Consultants have different premium dessert flavours range that can be used in dessert chocolates like
Vegetables Infusions in Chocolates
Although still uncommon, new vegetable-infused chocolate products have been introduced in Asia. Chocolate-covered potato chips, which may be categorised as more of a salty snack with chocolate (similarly, we have seen other salty snacks transitioning to chocolate, such as chocolate-covered pretzels and popcorn), are one of the vegetable-chocolate combinations we have seen. Edamame wrapped in chocolate, which appears to be the next development following wasabi-flavoured chocolate, which was a big craze last year, is the second Asian-inspired vegetable-based chocolate that we have seen. United Group of Food Consultants also provide vegetables flavourings like
Unique Fruit & Berries Flavours in Chocolates
We have already seen a wide range of fruit – including strawberry, raspberry and cherry – added to chocolate, but there are now a lot more types of fruit being integrated. Peach is one of the fruits that have become more common. United Group of Food Consultants provides you with an extended range of unique fruit flavours. For instance,
Trend of Nuts in Chocolates
Almond, hazelnut, and peanut are the three nuts that are most commonly found in chocolate. But there has also been an increase in pistachio, which has shown in more goods this year, as well as a number of nut and seed or nut and component combinations. For example, Natural Dark Chocolate Chipotle Almonds, which comprises fresh California almonds cooked in small batches of cane sugar and a blend of chillies and spices. United Group of Food Consultants manufactures following nutty flavours for pairing with chocolates:
Moving of Cereals into Chocolate
Certain cereals have been included within chocolate for a while, but we are now seeing other types of cereals moving in, such as granola and muesli – that give the chocolate more texture.

Floral Flavours in Chocolate
While floral notes in chocolate products are still occasional, this is an avenue that has the potential to be explored more. For example, Hibiscus Peach Milk Chocolate Bar containing 41% cacao with Angelus peaches which are said to be high in potassium and vitamins and offer healthy protein and dietary fibre. United Group provides you with wide chunk of Fruit flavours. Examples include:
White Chocolate Trends
We are seeing an increasing number of white chocolate launches on the market, with a lot of different and innovative fillings and flavourings. For example, White Yogurt Chocolate with Mango & Coconut.

Building and Layering Flavours
Recent quirky and interesting new product launches have included beer and chocolate, red wine and marzipan, smoked BBQ potato chips Dark Chocolate Bar and other fun products that demonstrate the extent to which chocolate serves as a great base for building and layering flavours.

United Group of Food Consultants is one of India's largest flavour development houses specializes in manufacturing and supplying flavours, both natural and NI, fruity and floral, quirky and basic, as well as liquid and powder.

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