Dairy by Nature

For optimal taste and indulgence, our Dairy by Nature™ solutions enhance or replace dairy flavor, aroma and mouthfeel while masking off-notes.

Suitable for dairy-based and plant-based products, we help brands deliver the complete expression of dairy their consumers are craving. Our deep understanding of taste, technical know-how and rich dairy heritage combine to deliver the solutions needed to make your product stand out with consumers.

More Authentic. More Consistent. More Complete. 

Consumers want great-tasting products that deliver the authentic flavor of dairy ingredients, even when there are none in the product. Our range of solutions label as natural flavor and include clean label options with organic and dairy-free credentials to meet evolving consumer needs.

With industry leading expertise in both flavor solutions and dairy ingredients, we have an ideal perspective on what it takes to create great dairy taste across a wide range of categories from bakery to beverage, and dairy alternatives to nutrition. 

Our solutions are layered on a proprietary ingredient matrix giving prolonged flavor and mouthfeel, instead of a short-lived burst of flavor. Whether you’re removing dairy ingredients to manage costs, calories or meet the changing label preferences of your consumer, maintaining rich flavor and mouthfeel is a must. 

Dairy by Nature for plant-based products

Deliver a richer experience. 

Plant-based products present added formulation complexity when trying to deliver a well-balanced profile. From managing off-notes from plant-based ingredients and fortification, to delivering the creamy, dairy-like flavor and mouthfeel consumers crave, we can help. Dairy by Nature combines natural flavor with masking and mouthfeel technologies to create the most true-to-nature solutions for your plant-based products.

Dairy by Nature for dairy-based products

A complete dairy profile. 

Unlike typical dairy flavors that rely on adding a singular top note, such as cheese or condensed milk for impact, our solutions deliver enhanced dairy richness, sweetness and body. Our natural flavor creations incorporate traditional dairy along with proprietary protein technology to deliver solutions that provide a more authentic, complete and consistent taste experience.

Capturing the essence of natural dairy ingredients

As a dairy co-operative owned group, we work in partnership with nature. With over 130 years of flavor expertise and a rich dairy tradition, we are in a unique position to bring you Dairy by Nature, a dairy portfolio of solutions to help you make better tasting, more authentic products.

True-to-nature experience

Central to our business is an enduring taste philosophy, inspired by nature and quality ingredients. Our parent company Carbery produces some of the finest cheese and dairy ingredients in the world. With state-of-the-art dairy processing facilities in Ireland and access to proprietary dairy technologies and fresh dairy ingredients, Synergy’s Dairy Centre of Excellence was established.

“We concentrate all the goodness of dairy flavors using natural processes which convert dairy commodities such as milk, cream, cheese and butter from a food into a food ingredient”
Synergy R&D Manager

Our global flavor creation team leverages this expertise and technology to create new flavor solutions, dairy-based and dairy-free, to meet your local market needs.

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Dairy and Cultured Dairy Flavors

Created to capture the essence of fresh dairy. Direct flavor profile, enhance creaminess, sweetness and mouthfeel and even reduce fat up to 40%. 

Available in fresh, sweetened, cooked and cultured flavor profiles including regional specific profiles.

“The dairy solutions will marry well with vanilla and chocolate flavors to produce a smoother richer profile” 
Product Development Scientist at Dairy Food Manufacturer,  US

“The cream replacer helped us deliver cost savings without compromising on taste”
Purchasing Manager at Food Manufacturer, Europe

Butter Flavors

Deliver the characteristic butter taste consumers have come to love. Optimize flavor in butter reduced products, create signature flavor for your brand and create the impression of real butter in plant-based foods. 

Available in fresh, cultured, caramelized and regional butter flavor profiles.

“This is the freshest and most natural tasting of 40 butter flavors I’ve tested”
Product Manager at Bakery Company, Italy

Cheese Flavors

Developed with our award-winning team of cheese experts to create natural, versatile, and authentic cheese profiles. From mild and creamy, dairy rich and cultured, to mature, nutty, and piquant, our flavors are used to enhance cheese in bakery, boost taste in seasonings, and mimic cheese taste in plant-based foods.

Available in a broad range of profiles, including Mascarpone, Cheddar, Emmental, and Monteray Jack.

“We are winning business because these cheese flavors offer high impact, authentic cheddar cheese tastes” 
R&D Manager at Bakery Group, Europe 

Dairy Modulators

Available in clean label and vegan versions, our dairy modulators are flavor neutral, add creaminess, improve mouthfeel and mask undesirable off-notes in dairy and plant-based products.

“Made the skim milk taste like whole milk, adding creaminess, masking and mouthfeel” 
Director of R&D at RTD Nutrition Manufacturer, US

“Masks vegetable oil notes and gives a creamy, dairy taste to our 3-in-1 coffee. This dairy modulator sets you apart from the competition”
Product Technologist at Beverage Company, Thailand