Food ingredients
With more than a hundred years of technological and R&D expertise, we’re all about unlocking the full potential of your favourite dishes and business. Ajinomoto Food Ingredients Department is dedicated to journey beside you in your culinary development experience. We are committed to partner you in developing that unique taste, a wholesome mouthfeel and finally the unforgettable experience that your products will bring to the world. We believe that food is not just a necessity, it is the bridge that links people together.
Umami Boosters
AJI-NO-MOTO® MSG
AJI-NO-MOTO® is an umami seasoning and world renowned brand for Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and is the culmination of years of dedicated quality control benchmarking against global safety standards. Made from natural ingredients such as sugar cane, beet molasses and tapioca, Ajinomoto’s MSG is a testament of our dedication in bringing only the purest and safest product to your table.
AJITIDE™ IMP
AJITIDE™ IMP (Disodium5’- Inosinate) is at the forefront of our AJITIDE™ series of products. IMP works synergistically with naturally occurring glutamates including MSG in your food ingredients and magnifies umami enhancement to the next level.
AJITIDE™ I＋G
AJITIDE™ I＋G (Disodium5’-Inosinate + Disodium5’ Guanylate) is the latest addition of our AJITIDE™ series, nucleotide product range. This mix of both IMP and GMP works similar to our IMP and ensures enhanced stability, improved solubility as well as taking umami enhancement to its pinnacle. Unlock the hidden potential of your food and create an unforgettable experience for your customers.
Tencho
Tencho (天調) is the abbreviation of the Japanese words Tennen Chomiryo (天然調味料) which means “Seasonings with the taste of Natural Ingredients”. Ajinomoto’s Tencho product line consists of “AJIMATE” to enhance mouthfulness and taste continuation (KOKUMI), “AJIAROMA” to enhance your ingredient’s natural aroma and boost flavour profiles.
AJIMATE™
AJIMATE™ series intensify your food’s original taste based on our KOKUMI model. We have enhancers that gives your food that additional punch, leaves a lasting mouthfeel and rounds off an otherwise sharp note. We have a wide range of vegetarian friendly options available that are suitable for vegetarian diets.
AJI-AROMA™
AJI-AROMA™ series focus on boosting your existing flavour profile in your recipe, consists of a wide range of flavour enhancers catering to both meat and seafood recipes. We have a wide range of vegetarian friendly options available that are suitable for vegetarian diets.
HVP
HVP (Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein) series are made from high quality Soya bean, our hydrolysed vegetable powder intensifies your products mouthfulness and flavour impact. Suitable for taste retention in canned, prepacked and frozen products.
Others
ACTIVA® Transglutaminase
ACTIVA® is our brand of Transglutaminase (TG) products. Ajinomoto is the industry pioneer in TG technology, Our ACTIVA® range of TG was created to offer food processors an unparalleled competitive edge in elasticity and texture enhancement. ACTIVA® has been used in a wide range of applications that contain both meat and plant based proteins.
AminoSweet
AminoSweet is our brand of sweetener products. It’s a combination of aspartic acid as well as phenylalanine to provide a healthier alternative to sugar. It possesses a sweetness that is 200 times that of regular sugar but at much lower calories, AminoSweet is suitable for use in low calorie beverages, sugarless candies and health foods.