Products like ready-to-mix powders, protein bars, meal replacements, and gummies rely on natural ingredients to support cleaner labels and meet technical needs. Natural flavours are chosen for their ability to mask bitterness from ingredients like plant proteins, caffeine, or amino acids, while still providing appealing tastes like chocolate, vanilla, berry or tropical fruits. Fruit powders add natural sweetness and acidity to drinks and bars, improving flavour and making them more enjoyable.
Ingredients for Sports Nutrition Applications
Bright, stable colours from ingredients like spirulina, carrot, and blackcurrant are commonly used in powders, tablets, and chewables, where both taste and appearance are important. Since sports nutrition products often involve hydration, high-protein formulas, or heat processing, we ensure these ingredients stay stable, dissolve evenly, and keep their quality over time.
Flavourings
The addition of flavourings to sports nutrition ingredients is important, designed to make products more palatable which often suffer from off-tastes due to the vitamins and functional ingredients used. A huge range of flavours, from classic vanilla and chocolate to more exotic profiles like mango or coconut work well. Research has shown that athletes are more likely to consistently consume sports nutrition products that taste good, hence the importance of flavourings.
Natural colours
Natural colours and fruit powders are other key components in formulating sports nutrition products. Natural colours derived from plants, vegetables, and minerals are used to enhance the visual appeal of these products without resorting to artificial additives. On the other hand, fruit powders offer a concentrated source of flavour, bulking, natural sugars, vitamins, and antioxidants. They provide sustained energy release during physical activity and can support recovery post workout.
