Archer Daniels Midland Companys (ADM) Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients business unit (WFSI) is expanding its portfolio to include new concepts featuring nuances of mint.

Soft drink offerings and tablets can enhance their profile by including the characteristic kick of minty freshness.

WFSI has developed two concepts for new still drinks and carbonated soft drink applications. Both of these creations are based on tropical fruits but are very different in terms of their mint profile. For example, the sweet and aromatic taste of passion fruit is rounded out with a hint of a fresh peppermint with menthol. As a contrast, the second composition emphasises spearmint, which has a green and leafy flavour profile that is an excellent match for watermelon.

For tablets, WFSI has developed colourful granulates which offer a burst of freshness. Manufacturers can work with Spearmint Green and Peppermint Blue in different applications to respond to the ongoing demand for unexpected product innovations. Colouring foodstuffs such as safflower and spirulina give the granulates natural colours.