Double-coating protects the flavour, maintains the sensory profile over a very long period of time and extends shelf life. The flavoured and coated tea leaves can be customised in particle size and are highly dispersible during the production and blending processes.
When used with tea bags, this way of delivering flavour scores particularly well because the tea is easy to fill and dust-free, reducing the need for cleaning in production areas.
In addition, visible flavour granules within the tea are a thing of the past as the flavour particles are directly attached to the tea leaves. The colour of the leaves can be adjusted if necessary.
Sensient has produced samples based on black tea combined with a selection of popular flavours: bergamot, garden mint and jasmine.
With its new concept, the company is responding to the ‘premiumisation’ trend, which is a key development in the European tea market in particular.
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