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Aromatic caramels
Caramel colours
Burnt sugars
Caramel specialties
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AROMATIC CARAMELS
Simply caramel
AROMATIC CARAMELS
PRESENTATION
Aromatic caramels are the caramels anyone can make in their kitchen or any confectioner makes in his
cauldron.
MAIN USES
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Dairy products (coatings or mixed in the blend)
Ice creams
Flavour bases
Pastry and pastry cases
Sauces, ready meals
Vermouths, brandies…
AROMATIC CARAMELS
REGULATIONS
• Aromatic caramel is a “ pale brown to dark brown liquid or solid, exclusively obtained by
controlling heat on food sugars and whom main purpose is the flavouring of food stuffs.
Small quantities of organic acid can be added during the process to promote the hydrolysis of
sweeteners.
The natural acidity of caramel can eventually be neutralized after caramelization. Presentation and
naming of caramel would be able to refer to the original raw material that is made from only if it is
the only glucidic substance used ”.
French AFNOR Norm NF V00V00-100
• Aromatic caramel is considered as a food ingredient. According to French authorities it can be
labelled as : « Caramel Aromatique » or « Caramel ».
• The corresponding translation depends on the country and culture: « Caramel goût » (Belgium),
« Karamellzuckersirup » (Germany), « Caramelized Syrup » (USA), « Caramello » (Italy),
« Caramelo » (Spain)
AROMATIC CARAMELS
OUR AROMATIC CARAMEL RANGE
The following caramels are used to aromatize, sweeten, colour or play the role of flavour enhancer.
TYPE
BLOND
AROMATIC
CARAMELS
STANDARD
AROMATIC
CARAMELS
BROWN
AROMATIC
CARAMELS
STRONG
BROWN
AROMATIC
CARAMELS
BURNT SUGARS
0.5 up to 2.4
2.5 up to 4.4
4.5 up to 8.4
8.5 up to 30
31 up to 200
EBC Colour :
40 to 224
EBC Colour :
225 to 399
EBC Colour :
400 to 749
EBC Colour :
750 to 2699
EBC Colour :
2700 to 18000
COLOUR
At 520 nm
USE
- Ice-creams
- Jellified milks
- Dessert
cream
- Mainly used in
topping
- Rarely used
pure because
of their strong
taste
- Used in
bakery to give
typicality for
instance
- Bread
- Ready meals
NB: A caramel with 900 EBC of colouring power is ten times more colouring than a 90 EBC caramel, but
its taste will not be 10 times stronger, it will have different flavour notes according to the recipe.
AROMATIC CARAMELS
AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT FORMS
Flakes
Liquid
Powder
We offer a range of organic caramels which comply with EU and American (NOP) regulations, Kosher or
Halal certified caramels and a range of caramels fair trade certified.
AROMATIC CARAMELS
THICKENED AROMATIC CARAMELS
These aromatic caramels are thickened with allowed food-thickeners. Thickened caramels help to keep a
good viscosity giving the caramel an unctuous and pouring aspect even at the best before date.
It prevents the caramels from going up along the inner surface of the cup, so that the milk product (flan, icecream, dessert) is not “ soaking ” in a caramel syrup. It also gives good properties for particular applications
(short texture, falling).
NEUTRALIZED AROMATIC CARAMELS
Natural acidity of these products is neutralized after caramelization. They are used to avoid “browning”
during the process of pasteurization. They are also used in products subject to pH.
AROMATIC CARAMELS
OUR PACKAGING RANGE
All our products are delivered in a packaging adapted to your needs and the texture of the product.
We offer either one-way packaging or Nigay returnable containers with deposit.
Type
Weight
Cardboard
boxes or
bags
Cans and
buckets
20 kg
6.5, 13, 25
or 40 kg
Plastic
drums
Metal and
plastic
drums
Sealed
plastic
containers
Sterilizable
stainless
steel
containers
Bulk
80 kg
160 to 300
kg
from 800 to
1400 kg
from 1025
to 1120 kg
28 tons
MAX
Weights may change according to caramel density
For any other weight, please contact us.
AROMATIC CARAMELS
YOUR REQUEST
You wish to develop a new product including caramel…You have ideas and you want us to help you.
DO CONTACT US !
Please tell us what your needs are, then we will elaborate specific caramels to meet your requirements.
Feel free to contact us by phone: +33 (0)4 77 26 21 33 or email : export@nigay.com
Henri NIGAY, Technical Director
Yves NIGAY, Commercial Director
Cécile GOUTTEFANGEAS, R&D Manager
Philippe ALLOING, Export Manager
AROMATIC CARAMELS
YOUR SPECIFIC AROMATIC CARAMELS NEEDS
Please let us have the following questionnaire duly filled to help us to provide you our taylor-made offer.
NIGAY S.A. Z.I de la Gare – BP 2 42110 Feurs – France
http://www.nigay.com - Fax : +33 (0)4 77 26 22 12
Your Name :
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Date :
Product
Packaging and Delivering
In which product would you like to use
caramel ?
(specifications)
(Unless if confidential)
Which
you?
Please
indicate
the
technical
specifications you require for the
caramel you wish to use
- Colouring power :
Absorbance at 520 nm:
Absorbance at … nm :
EBC Units :
- Density :
- Kind of caramel : liquid,
powder, flakes,
- Others… :
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