TasteTech has launched a new gum kit specifically designed to help chewing gum manufacturers create longer lasting chewing gum. The UK-based company is a manufacturer of controlled release flavourings and ingredients and is at the forefront of microencapsulation technology, pioneering solutions to food manufacturers worldwide. It offers creative solutions to the bakery, confectionery, chewing gum and nutrition industries with a range of products that can help increase shelf-life, enhance taste and texture, protect key ingredients from moisture, reduce contamination and improve cost-in-use.

The innovative TasteTech Gum Kit demonstrates the benefits of using TasteTech matrix particle technology within sugar-free chewing gum formulations. Encapsulated flavourings have been shown to improve delivery of sweetness, acidity and overall flavour profile, according to the company. Rob McCarthy, Product Manager for Confectionery, says: “Our encapsulation technology can sustain the impact of high-intense sweeteners for over twenty minutes. Also, tastant release levels of encapsulated products will be significantly lower than unencapsulated with over twenty percent of tastant remaining.”