To help feed the world, we provide sustainable, people & planet-friendly food protection solutions for the food and beverage industry. Our versatile food protection ingredients not only help control microbial spoilage and delay oxidation to ensure product safety and quality, but they also elevate flavor profiles, optimize costs, enhance consumer loyalty, and reduce food waste.
*Sources: Upcycled Food Association: The Climate & Business Opportunity of Upcycled Food, 2023 and Global Shopping Report, HealthFocus® International
To combat microbial spoilage, we offer a range of food protection ingredients, including naturally occurring antimicrobials and multifunctional fermented ingredients that also elevate the sensory qualities of food.
IFF Antimicrobials and Fermentates include NISAPLIN® (Naturally Occurring Antibacterials), NATAMAX® (Naturally Occurring Antifungals), BIOVIA® and NOVAGARD® (Antimicrobial Blends), and MICROGARD® (Multifunctional Fermented Ingredients).
IFF Food Protection solutions go beyond traditional antioxidants, helping manufacturers refine and preserve product taste and freshness through the use of multifunctional plant extracts.
IFF GRINDOX® is Traditional Antioxidants brand, while IFF’s GUARDIAN® Plant Extract-Based Antioxidants & Flavorings include AQUAROX™, CHELOX, INOLENS, SYNEROX, VITAGREEN, ORIGANOX, VITAGREEN LOD, VIVOX, and TOCO ranges.
Delay petfood quality degradation and spoilage while improving flavor with IFF’s PET GUARDIAN® and PET BIOVIA® brands.
Do you wish your favorite drinks could taste even more delicious and stay fresh longer? GUARDIAN® AQUAROX™ makes it possible.
These multifunctional natural flavors improve and extend the taste and freshness of beverages—like flavored waters, soft drinks, seltzers, beers, and vodkas —reducing product returns and minimizing waste.
AQUAROX™ is an Upcycled Certified line of natural flavors, crafted to refine and maintain beverage taste, freshness, and color while extending shelf life and promoting sustainable packaging, storage, and distribution.
By utilizing rosmarinic acid from rosemary extraction side streams, these innovative solutions improve the flavor, reduce off-notes and delay the degradation of nutrients.
They also help beverage producers expand market reach and minimize waste by reducing product returns.
We developed the Frying Calculator to quantify the benefits of using IFF Food Protection technologies in frying processes, allowing producers to calculate and compare the efficiency of different solutions for improving fried foods sensory quality and extending frying oil durability.
By analyzing data from numerous tests and industrial trials, this tool estimates reductions in frying oil usage, costs, and CO2 emissions.
Ultimately, it helps fried food and snack manufacturers identify the best food protection solutions to optimize time, cost efficiency, and sustainability of their frying processes.
Minimizing compromised food during manufacturing greatly reduces waste and ensures more food reaches consumers’ kitchens, contributing to a more sustainable consumption system.
IFF’s Food Protection solutions help retain consumer confidence and minimize environmental impact by safeguarding product quality throughout the shelf life, addressing challenges like spoilage and high distribution costs.
For example, IFF NATAMAX® antimicrobial can extend the shelf life of processed cheese spread by up to one year under recommended storage conditions, reducing waste and maintaining freshness.
