International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. announced a breakthrough innovation: IFF NEO™. This portfolio of natural flavors delivers maximum citrus taste impact without using citrus oil, or any ingredient derived from the oil. Featuring complete citrus flavors from orange, lemon, lime to grapefruit and mandarin, IFF NEO™ offers beverage manufacturers more stable supply, while reducing price volatility and environmental impact.

Environmental pressures, disease and pests can substantially affect global citrus crop yields and fruit quality. This in turn, can impact the quality of citrus, create supply-side challenges and impact cost. The IFF NEO™ collection of natural citrus flavors is developed for beverage applications and works equally well in liquid and dry formulations.

Built using proprietary materials and technologies, IFF NEO™ citrus flavors are highly concentrated yet entirely free of citrus-derived molecules. Labeled as natural flavors, they are readily soluble in beverage applications and have greater stability than citrus-oil derived flavors, enabling a longer shelf life. From the outset, IFF flavorists considered the regional differences in citrus tastes that exist around the world while developing IFF NEO™.

Regional flavor creators made base collections, representing a variety of locally relevant citrus tastes, and were designed using leading local market preferences as benchmarks. These regional collections are the basis for customized IFF NEO™ flavor development in each market. IFF flavorists adjust taste profiles according to local customer application needs.