Chicken Flavor Solutions
Chicken Flavor is globally accepted and liked
Takasago’s Flavor Trendseeds™ consumer study in 2022 confirms that chicken flavor tonalities are the top 1 appealing savory flavors globally in front of fish, beef, cheese, and carrot.
Meat such as beef, pork, and chicken are essential protein sources. But not everyone eats beef or pork; chicken, on the other hand, is more widely accepted and consumed across most parts of the world.
Achieving local authenticity
Recreating authentic chicken tonalities is an all-time hot topic for our Global Savory Teams. We have spent years developing a wide range of tasty & complex chicken flavors for a broad range of products. To achieve local authenticity, we organized various culinary explorations to understand the local dishes deeply. We learned about local ingredients and cooking methods to recreate the dishes, allowing us to develop authentic flavor profiles and solutions.
Culinary Exploration of Local Chicken Cuisines
Rotisserie Chicken
Rotisserie Chicken is a classic American dish. A whole chicken is spiced and grilled slowly so that you can enjoy every part of the chicken, from crispy skin to juicy dark meat and tender white meat. It is often served with a gravy sauce and mashed potato with roasted garlic butter and cream.
Jollof Rice
Jollof Rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot meal. It is a very versatile dish, usually made from scratch using rice, different vegetables, bouillon, and spices.
Almost every West-African country has its own variation of jollof rice; it is inexpensive and easy to make. It is usually served with fried chicken or spicy grilled chicken.
Ayam Goreng
Ayam Goreng is a classic popular dish in Indonesia. It is marinated with various herbs and spices (turmeric, galangal, lemongrass, candlenut, etc.) before being fried. It is often served with various sambal to add to the excitement of consuming it. It is available as a street food and also at premium restaurants.
Tori-paitan
Tori-paitan is made by boiling chicken bones at high temperatures, which produces an emulsion, resulting in a rich, creamy soup. Due to its boom in the late 2010s, it has become one of the primary flavors for ramen soup in Japan, following miso and tonkotsu.
Yakitori
Yakitori is a traditional Japanese grilled chicken. Chicken parts are skewed on a wooden stick and then grilled over a charcoal grill. It has many local variations, and people enjoy many chicken meat types and flavors.
Our learnings from the culinary explorations were combined with various scientific approaches, such as detailed analytical methodologies of culinary standards, to understand and recreate authentic flavor profiles. We have been working on the characteristics of each chicken part, such as white meat, dark meat, tender, and skin. In addition, we also researched the different cooking methods, such as boiled, grilled, and stewed. With these studies, we offer market-relevant flavor solutions.
We continuously collect deep knowledge about different flavor tonalities across the world. The knowledge and technology acquired from various regions are shared and utilized to create our authentic flavors. This allows us to develop new chicken flavors and provide them to our valuable customers.
What drives our flavor creation?
Consumer Insights, Market Research & Technical Analysis - To make sure our flavors reflect actual local profiles, taste preferences, and market trends, we create our flavor solutions based on validated consumers insights which we obtain from consumer research panels where we engage with consumers in several dialogues and workshops to understand their needs, preferences, and white spaces.
All collected insights and data are shared globally and combined with further technical flavor analysis. With this gathered knowledge, we create authentic market-relevant chicken flavors to achieve consumers’ familiar tastes in end products. All flavors are crafted with Takasago’s advanced analytical techniques, flavor creation, and sensory expertise.
How can we help?
Takasago’s Chicken Flavors cover everything from roasted & meaty tonalities to fatty and umami-rich boiled chicken flavors. Our tailor-made chicken flavor solutions are suitable for a broad range of product applications, such as savory snack seasonings, sauces, ready meals, and instant noodles, to fulfill all your needs in the development of fast-moving consumer goods.
Aligning with our company philosophy, “Contributing to society through technology,” Takasago is eager to deliver our chicken flavor solutions for your products.
Plant-based solutions for your products
Chicken alternative products are already proliferating on food service menus with recent launches by major manufacturers. We are continuously watching emerging new markets and analyzing trends to be prepared to provide new solutions for all your needs.
With Takasago’s Shojin® solutions, we can provide plant-based flavor solutions that cater to various savory applications.