Consumers increasingly seek food and beverage products with “clean labels” – whether they are purchasing products at the grocery store, gas station or dining in restaurants. Cargill has label-friendly ingredient solutions. Check out our Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizing options.
Label-Friendly Resource Center
Cargill is here to help our customers meet consumer demand by offering a growing portfolio of label-friendly ingredient solutions.
Clean Label
Free From Foods - Why they're here to stay
The concept of “free-from” foods has had one of the most astounding – and in some ways perplexing – rises in food product trends.
Clean Label Trends and Label-Friendly Texturizing Solutions
Today’s consumers are looking at food labels more closely than ever before, especially the youngest shoppers.
Functional Gummy Boom Reflects Consumer Health Goals
New sweetener option addresses label, sugar content concern.
Consumers choosing fiber to fill multiple nutritional needs
Fiber is primed to become the next nutritional powerhouse. Learn more about the perceived healthfulness in foods in our article here.
Understanding the Sustainable Consumer
Nearly three in four consumers now say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their environmental impact.
Millenial movers and shakers - Changing the way we eat
Every generation tends to make its mark on culture and society. But the millennials will be the largest group in U.S. history, which is likely to inspire change on a whole new level.
Personalized Nutrition
Advances in technology have fueled an increasing degree of personalized life experiences. Next up: the food we eat.
The new face of fermented foods
Fermenting foods – that age-old process of preserving foods that produced such nose-holding childhood avoidances as sauerkraut – is back with a vengeance.
Tapioca - The story behind the ingredient
Tapioca’s minor culinary role in the West is poised to change as its viability grows as an alternative to corn for sweeteners and thickeners.
Flavored Milk Infographic
As parents and schools have learned, kids are more likely to drink their milk when it’s flavored. That’s sparked some debate about balancing nutritional value and added sugars.
Kids food products
Kid tested, Mom approved. This has long been a popular benchmark for kids’ food products, but the adage is more critical in the competitive kids’ market than ever before.
Formulating for Clean Label Customers
The simple solution for formulating products to address the “clean label” trend.
Masters Food Series
A short video series highlighting some of today's formulation challenges and trends.
Label-friendly Starches are on the Rise
Today's label-friendly consumers want it all - including recognizable ingredients.
Cost Effective Formulations - Clean Label and Sugar Reduction
Products containing label-friendly sweeteners and sugar-reducing ingredients are emerging.
Plant Based Protein
Supplementing protein in the diet is now priority-one for many mainstream consumers.
Sugar Substitutes Resonate
Consumer perceptions of sugar and alternative sweeteners with clear winners.
What's Next on the Fiber Regulatory Front
The health benefits of fiber are experiencing a resurgence by consumers.
The Attraction of Transparency
Consumers expect information on ingredients, processes and brand authenticity.
Global Clean Label Infographic
What do consumers globally think about clean labels? Depends on who you ask.
Clean Label White Paper
This White Paper is part of Cargill’s ongoing effort to help its customers gauge consumer sentiment about the foods and beverages they buy.
The Clean Label Consumer
“Clean label” is a term for trends about food and shoppers’ purchase decisions.
The Continual Rise of Protein
Protein enjoys a cachet among consumers that has grown for more than a decade.
The New Era of Clean Label
Consumers have a keen interest in transparency and want food products to be "clean label."
Going Label-friendly
Over the past decade, consumer interest in label-friendly foods and beverages has soared – rapidly transforming a trend into the new standard. Brands large and small are making moves
to meet the demand. But what does “label-friendly” really mean?
Bakery
We’ve all heard the saying, “Everything in moderation.” When it comes to sugar and salt, it’s guidance that bakery and snack makers are increasingly taking to heart.
Supplementing protein in the diet is now priority-one for many mainstream consumers.
Dry corn ingredients bring versatility, flavor and nutritional benefits to a wide range of baked goods.
Label-friendly solutions to make products with more consumer-friendly textures and flavors.
The door is increasingly open for innovation in the bakery and cookie category.
Cargill ingredients can help your bakery product earn a consumer-pleasing cleaner label.
Reducing Sugar and Salt in Baked Goods and Snacks
Plant Based Protein
Corn Shines in Bakery Spotlight
The Next Generation of Gluten-Free Bakery Solutions
Cookies - A Delicate Balance Between Taste and Health
Label-friendly Bakery
Beverages
Conscious Cocktails
The global alcoholic beverages market shows no signs of slowing down – though it’s taken some surprising turns lately.
Pectin the new label-friendly catalyst
This label-friendly, plant-based ingredient provides a lot of functionality in today’s popular beverages.
New World Of Beverages
The changing attitudes of consumers have prompted a vibrant market for new, innovative beverages.
Pea Protein Positioned to Power Beverage Sales
Protein beverages are no longer exclusive to the sports nutrition market. Today, consumers from all walks of life are jumping on the protein bandwagon.
Striving for More
Consumers often look to beverages to provide more than just refreshment. Stay ahead of consumer trends by formulating functional beverages using label-friendly ingredients.
Cleaning Up the Beverage Aisle
"Clean label" is the buzzword of the moment in the food and beverage industry.
Consumers Flocking to RTD Coffee and Tea
These beverages cater to those modern consumers who are often looking for healthier on the-go drinks.
Confectionery
The future looks sweet for confectionery
While chocolate is king for many, gummies, fruit chews, mints and other candies are in demand – especially those with pleasing new textures and flavors.
Our Pectin Experts Help with Confectionery Challenges
Technical advancements in pectin – as well as consumer’s interest in label-friendly and reduced-sugar products – have encouraged more manufacturers to include this fruit-derived thickener and gelling agent in product formulations.
Convenience Foods
These label-friendly starches can take the heat
For years, modified starches were staples of the texturizing world. But today, simpler labels and familiar ingredients reign supreme.
Simple Starches Solve Complex Challenges
For today’s label-conscious consumer, simple recipes and recognizable ingredients are no longer enough. Increasingly, consumers want to know how those ingredients were produced. It’s a movement that has sparked a return to familiar ingredients, including basic starches.
Upgrading Convenience Products with Functional Label-friendly Starches
Thanks to innovations in native starches, it’s easier for formulators to deliver upgraded convenience products that meet the needs of today’s more discerning consumers.
Label-Friendly Convenience
Partner with Cargill for a full portfolio of ingredients and formulation expertise to meet your goals for label-friendly convenience foods.
Native Starches - Thinking Outside the Box
Native starches are typically made from corn, cassava, potato, rice and tapioca, have not been modified, but merely stripped down to the starch component. A good label-friendly replacement.
Frozen as pleasing as fresh food
Hard-working, label-friendly ingredients help formulators
deliver the next generation of frozen foods.
Simple Ingredients. Pure Functionality.™
The new SimPure™ portfolio of functional native starches offers food and beverage manufacturers a label-friendly solution, together with greater process tolerance, shelf life and storage stability.
SimPure Q&A
Michelle Kozora leads Cargill’s team of food science professionals focused on starches. With more than 20 years of experience, she’s helped hundreds of companies achieve their product formulation goals.
Dairy
Flavored Milk Infographic
As parents and schools have learned, kids are more likely to drink their milk when it’s flavored. That’s sparked some debate about balancing nutritional value and added sugars.
Yogurt Infographic
The U.S. yogurt category has been evolving in recent years, due to a convergence of trends and changing consumer behavior.
High Protein Dairy Trends
Consumers are seeking protein like never before. The reason for this is that they perceive protein as the macronutrient most beneficial for top health issues like cardiovascular health, weight loss and energy.
The Growing Appeal of Dairy Alternatives
Leverage our specialty sweetness and texture ingredient portfolio to bring consumer-pleasing dairy alternatives to market.
Sugar Reduction in the Dairy Case
Consumer attitudes toward sugar have changed dramatically over the past decade.
Rich Texture in Frozen Desserts
Textural attributes are key for decadent, reduced sugar frozen desserts.
Infographic: Label-friendly Dairy
See how our experts can formulate a custom, label-friendly texturizing system for you.
Snacks
Snacking Matters: What's Driving Snack Consumption
Snack foods are now considered one of the most promising categories in the global fastmoving consumer goods space.
Reducing Sugar and Salt in Baked Goods and Snacks
We’ve all heard the saying, “Everything in moderation.” When it comes to sugar and salt, it’s guidance that bakery and snack makers are increasingly taking to heart.
Cleaning Up the Snack Food Aisle
Cargill’s ingredient experts continue to find new ways to get more out of the corn kernel.
Snacking is Big Business
Cargill can supply you with the label-friendly ingredients you need to satisfy consumer demand for nutrient-packed snacks.
Label-Friendly Ingredients in Action - Snack Bars
Experts predict continued growth in this category for several years.
Time Tested Ingredients
Extruded snacks offer manufacturers distinct opportunities to capitalize on today's hottest trends.
QA: Raising the Bar on Label-friendly Sugar Reduction
Cargill food scientist Chad Rieschl, a 20-veteran of the snack bar industry, offers a few insights into formulating for the label-conscious consumer.
Sports Nutrition
Sports Nutrition is Going Mainstream
The sports nutrition category is booming. Consumers worldwide are turning to foods and beverages which support their healthy lifestyles and tout improved energy, endurance or alertness.
Label-Friendly Ingredients for Sweetening & Texturizing:
Canola Lecithin
Cargill is a supplier of canola lecithin. Canola lecithin may be used in a wide variety of food applications, including chocolate and confectionery, bakery and convenience foods.
Custom Texturizing Systems
Our knowledgeable technical applications team can help you successfully integrate functional Custom Texturizing Systems in existing food and beverage products or in new product development.
Label-Friendly Starches
Cargill offers a diverse selection of label-friendly, nature-derived texturizers.
MaizeWise® Whole Grain Corn Products
MaizeWise® whole grain corn products, such as corn flour, can directly replace existing ingredients, or blend with them, while helping deliver 100% whole grain nutrition. Product varieties include corn flour, corn meal and masa flour.
Oliggo-Fiber® Chicory Root Fiber
Oliggo-Fiber® chicory root fiber helps food and beverage manufacturers capitalize on key consumer trends, such as clean label and sugar reduction, without affecting taste and texture.
Non-GMO* Tapioca Syrup
Cargill's portfolio of tapioca syrups features a full range of carbohydrate profiles and Dextrose Equivalent (DE) levels plus Certified Organic lines.
ViaTech® Stevia Leaf Extract
ViaTech® stevia sweeteners are high performance ingredients that help food and beverage manufacturers achieve optimal taste and sweetness at higher usage levels.
Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer's responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer's product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer's product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.