Why Choose Guires's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Guires Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Guires reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

Supplement Coatings

08 Aug

Supplement Coatings

by Food Research Lab

in What Science Can Do

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The film coating of tablets or capsules is an important step in the process of manufacturing a dietary supplement, which originated in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. The reasons for coating can be quite diverse. First, there may be technical reasons to make the product easier to swallow, for example, or to improve how it feels in the mouth, or to conceal taste and aroma.

Fig.1. Supplement Coatings (Seppic.com)

Another reason for film coating is to make the product more stable especially if the product contains active ingredients, which are sensitive to humidity, oxygen, or light. This is to prevent chemical reactions of the active ingredients, which could affect the properties of these ingredients. Delayed release by enteric-coated film coating is another possibility. Coloured coating helps a user to distinguish various products or dosages, but quite often it is also applied for appearance. This can promote a positive feeling and recognition value for a medication or dietary supplement by brand recognition. Film coated tablets are also more resistant to mechanical influences than the uncoated tablets. The end consumer recognises the product as a premium product, associating it with consistent high quality. Another advantage is a certain protection against product counterfeiting by the additional film coating, since complex coating technology requires extensive technical know-how. For soft gel capsules, an enteric coating can eliminate the ‘burping’ problem, which can be a side effect for people with sensitive stomach. These are all ways to promote long-term loyalty in the end consumer.