On May 11, 2018, The National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS) held its annual technical meeting at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriot in Newark, NJ.
During the event, titled "Bringing Alternative Proteins to Market: The Inside Story," flavor experts discussed the demand for protein alternatives and the various challenges in creating products and flavors for them. Sudarshan Nadathur, chief dairy flavorist with Archer Daniels Midland Co., addressed the benefits, challenges, masking agents and environmental impacts of alternative proteins in the human diet. Attendees also sampled unique protein products including Chirps’ cricket chips, Beanitos’ bean protein chips, Bolthouse’s soy milk and Ripple’s pea protein milk.
