Rich, fresh-brewed coffee flavors have application in cultured, fluid and frozen dairy products
Within the dairy industry, coffee flavors have routinely been used in ice cream and iced cappuccino drinks. There has also been increased interest in coffee flavors for cultured products. Creative food scientists have been requesting coffee extracts for items ranging from coffee yogurt drinks with nutraceuticals, to coffee-flavored cream cheese. While fruit flavors tend to do well in mainstream yogurt lines, coffee and cappuccino flavors have been showing up in many line extensions. Newly introduced organic coffee extracts have also been doing well in existing organic cultured product lines. The natural aspect of using coffee as a flavoring component has appeal to health-conscious consumers.