Wix-Fresh™ Taste Technology
We collaborate with your brand to find the perfect custom solution.
Improve Flavor
Wix-Fresh™ technology can improve natural flavor, remove off-notes and add savory taste.
Enhance Freshness
Maintain natural color and enhance freshness and moisture retention with Wix-Fresh™ technology.
Optimize Value
Optimize your protein source through increased product yield and quality continuity.
ANTIOXIDANT: Wix-Fresh™ Max
Wix-Fresh™ Max
Naturally Enhance Shelf-Life + Stabilize Natural Flavor and Color
Function
- Extends shelf-life of fresh, fresh-frozen, precooked, and further processed meats.
- Stabilizes color, delays discoloration and fading.
- Reduces off-flavor, inhibits warmed-over flavors often attributed to precooked, frozen meats, while enhancing inherent savory profiles.
- Stabilizes flavor system, while providing a natural antioxidant.
- Cost-effective low usage levels.
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meats
- Plant-based alternatives
- Breading + batter systems
- Usage: 0.15 – 0.25% in finished product
- Label: Clean label plant-based extractives plus a custom carrier.
FLAVOR MODIFIER: Wix-Fresh™ Mimic
Wix-Fresh™ Mimic
Increase Savory Notes + Reduce Off-Notes Associated with Listeria Inhibitors
Function
- Reduces off-notes associated with lactates, diacetates, and buffered vinegar.
- Masks the off-notes found in potassium and other salt substitutes.
- Potentiates overall savory notes.
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat, poultry, and seafood
- Usage: 0.1 – 0.5% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
FLAVOR MODIFIER + ANTIOXIDANT: Wix-Fresh™ MimicMax
Wix-Fresh™ MimicMax
Reduce Off-Notes Associated with Listeria Inhibitors + Naturally Enhance Shelf-Life
Function
- Reduces off-notes associated with lactates, diacetates, and buffered vinegar.
- Masks the off-notes found in potassium and other salt substitutes.
- Potentiates overall savory notes.
- PLUS MAX
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat, poultry, and seafood
- Usage: 0.15 – 0.3% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
FLAVOR MODIFIER: Wix-Fresh™ Miner
Wix-Fresh™ Miner
Reduces off-notes often associated with poultry and imported meats
Function
- Masks off-notes while promoting inherent savory flavors.
- Masks iron, liver, and metallic off-notes commonly associated with imported and some domestic cuts of meat and poultry.
- Reduces green, grassy notes in fresh whole muscle and ground beef.
- Reduces “feathery” notes often associated with poultry.
- Reduces off-notes in plant-based protein systems.
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat
- Plant-based alternatives
- Poultry
- Seafood
- Usage: 0.1 – 0.3% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
FLAVOR MODIFIER + ANTIOXIDANT: Wix-Fresh™ MinerMax
Wix-Fresh™ MinerMax
Accentuate Desired Savory Notes + Naturally Enhance Shelf-Life
Function
- Masks off-notes while promoting inherent savory flavors.
- Masks iron, liver, and metallic off-notes commonly associated with imported and some domestic cuts of meat and poultry.
- Reduces green, grassy notes in fresh whole muscle and ground beef.
- Reduces “feathery” notes often associated with poultry.
- Reduces off-notes in plant-based protein systems.
- PLUS MAX
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat
- Plant-based alternatives
- Poultry
- Seafood
- Usage: 0.15 – 0.35% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
FLAVOR POTENTIATOR: Wix-Fresh™ Umami
Wix-Fresh™ Umami
Natural Flavor Enhancement with No MSG
Function
- Rounds and potentiates savory flavors of further process meats, marinades, sauces, gravies and more.
- Provides synergy as part of a complete meal system.
- Natural flavor with no MSG.
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat
- Plant-based alternatives
- Incorporated into rubs, marinades, sauces, injection systems, + seasoning
- Usage: 0.15 – 0.3% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
FLAVOR POTENTIATOR + ANTIOXIDANT: Wix-Fresh™ UmamiMax
Wix-Fresh™ Umami Max
Natural Flavor Enhancement + Naturally Extend Shelf-Life
Function
- Rounds and potentiates savory flavors of further process meats, marinades, sauces, gravies and more.
- Provides synergy as part of a complete meal system.
- Natural flavor with no MSG.
- PLUS MAX
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat
- Plant-based alternatives
- Incorporated into rubs, marinades, sauces, injection systems, + seasoning
- Usage: 0.15 – 0.3% in finished product
- Label: Clean natural flavor with a carrier customized to meet label requirements.
WATER-BINDER + ANTIOXIDANT: Wix-Fresh™ OatMax
Wix-Fresh™ OatMax
Water-Binding + Naturally Enhance Shelf-Life
Function
- Promotes moisture retention.
- Antioxidant that inhibits oxidation and extends shelf-life.
- No off-notes or visual distractions.
- Enhances overall savory notes while reducing warmed over flavor.
- Even distribution throughout meat formulations.
- PLUS MAX
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat + poultry
- Usage: Up to 1.75% in finished product and can increase moisture retention up to 17%
- Label: Isolated Oat Product, Natural Flavor
SALT SUBSTITUTE: Wix-Fresh™ RSS
Wix-Fresh™ RSS
Replace Salt + Reduce Sodium
Function
- Reduce sodium up to 50%.
- Positively impacts flavor naturally without compromising functionality.
- Cost-effective compared to competitive alternatives.
Product Specifications
- Applications:
- Fresh, Frozen, or Pre-cooked
- Further processed meat
- Plant-based alternatives
- Poultry
- Seafood
- Incorporated into rubs, marinades, sauces, injection systems, + seasoning
- Usage: 1:1 replacement of up to 50% of salt
- Label: Potassium Salt, Natural Flavor
Customize Your Protein Solution
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Pilot Plant Innovation
Your meat protein flavor system can be tested in true manufactured form in our pilot plant. This allows you to streamline your process and taste samples that best represent your finished product.
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When you work with Wixon, you are getting over a century of experience in meat protein flavor delivery systems. We customize each solution to maximize your products flavor potential.
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