Dow has developed numerous products that enhance the production, taste, appearance and longevity of processed foods. One fast-growing area involves encapsulation of flavors and active ingredients. For example, Omega-3 oils, for all their healthy attributes, have an undesirable flavor that requires masking in order to make the food they’re in more palatable.

Dow leverages its considerable knowledge in its successful pharmaceutical and agricultural applications to forge new ground in functional foods.

For example, METHOCEL™ Food Gums enable:

• Volume and moistness for baked goods
• Velvety texture for sauces and gravies
• Frothier foams in cappuccino
• Enhanced processing, cooking, shipping, storage, repeated freeze/thaw cycles and final preparation for serving