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Can Mushroom Mycelia Fix the Biggest Taste Problems in Functional Foods? MycoTechnology Explains.

Jul 2nd, 2026

ClearIQ is a natural flavor technology that helps improve taste, enhance mouthfeel, support sugar reduction and clean up challenging flavor profiles without adding unwanted flavor of its own.

ClearIQ is a natural flavor technology that helps improve taste, enhance mouthfeel, support sugar reduction and clean up challenging flavor profiles without adding unwanted flavor of its own.

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Bitterness. Astringency. Long sweet linger. Cannabis off-notes. These are some of the toughest formulation challenges facing flavor, food and beverage developers today—and Micro Technology believes mushroom mycelial fermentation offers a new solution.

In this exclusive video Q&A, Grace Kim, Director of Food Applications, and Karli Van Simaeys, Product Manager, discuss how the company's ClearIQ natural flavor technology helps improve taste, enhance mouthfeel, support sugar reduction and clean up challenging flavor profiles without adding unwanted flavor of its own.

⬇️Register below and watch the conversation to learn how the technology is being applied across functional beverages, nutrition products, cannabis formulations and beyond—and why usage level optimization is critical to achieving the best sensory results.

*Still image in video courtesy of deagreez at Adobe Stock.

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