Alberger® Fine Flake Salt

Consumer sensory testing demonstrates that Alberger® Fine Flake Salt delivers the same flavor as table salt – using 75% less product and with a 30% reduction in sodium (based on Cargill proprietary research).

 

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Challenges Facing the Food Processing Industry

The food processing industry is extremely competitive with tight margins:

• Ongoing pressure for efficiency in processes, costs
• Regulatory pressures to reduce sodium⁵

 

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Alberger® Fine Flake Salt Reduced Sodium Levels

Cargill’s proprietary process creates a unique crystal structure that outperforms standard table salt.

Delivers equivalent salty taste at lower sodium level versus table (table) salt:

• Superior flavor delivery: achieve flavor parity with 75% less applied product
• Lower sodium: experience the same flavor with 30% lower sodium⁶

Benefits:

• Reduces sodium levels
• Maintains same salty taste
• Minimizes salt falloff / waste
• Likely to reduce overall cost per serving

 

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Alberger® Fine Flake Salt Improves Salty Flavor

Cargill’s proprietary process creates a unique crystal structure that outperforms standard table salt.

Delivers saltier taste at equivalent sodium content⁷ versus table salt:

• Superior topical adherence: use 50% less salt to obtain the same sodium level

Benefits:

• Minimizes salt falloff / waste
• Likely to reduce overall cost per serving

 

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Achieve the Same Flavor with 75% Less Salt and 36% Less Sodium

Consumer sensory testing demonstrates that Alberger® Fine Flake Salt delivers the same flavor as table salt – using 75% less product and with a 30% reduction in sodium.⁷

 

Salt Treatments	Amount Used (grams)1	mg Sodium per 100g Fries	Overall Flavor 2,3	Overall Liking 2,3
Granulated Salt (control)	13.80	234.0	7.4a	7.4a
Alberger® Fine Flake Salt (test)	3.43	150.1	7.5a	7.5a

 

(Table Source, Footnote 8)

 

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Alberger® Fine Flake Salt A Simple Solution for Reducing Sodium

• Reduce Sodium
  • Use less salt to achieve the same great taste while reducing the sodium content.
• Improve Flavor
• Use less salt to achieve a saltier flavor while maintaining the sodium content.

 

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1. The Daily Meal: http://www.thedailymeal.com/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-french-fries-slideshow?slide=3
2. Technomic Food Industry Research. https://blogs.technomic.com/spicy-sweet-savory-fries-come-into-focus-in-fast-casual/
3. http://www.qsrmagazine.com/menu-innovations/these-spuds-aren-t-duds
4. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-swear-off-french-fries-2013-02-08
5. 2010 Dietary Guidelines, Menu Labeling Requirements
6. Reduction based on Cargill proprietary research (p-value=0.17). The french fries used were of the thick cut, unbrined, uncoated variety with ~26mg/100gm before cooking or application of Alberger® Fine Flake Salt. Sodium reduction results will vary based on sodium content of fry before being salted.
7. Reduction based on Cargill proprietary research. The french fries used were of the thick cut, unbrined, uncoated variety with ~26mg/100gm before cooking or application of Alberger® Fine Flake Salt. Sodium reduction results will vary based on sodium content of fry before being salted.
8. Cargill Sensory Research, 2013.
   • 1 Per 1.5 lb frozen fries applied post frying
   • 2 9-point hedonic scale (1= Dislike Extremely, 9=Like Extremely)
   • 3 Means followed by different letters are significantly different from each other at p<0.05