Tate & Lyle’s SODA-LO Salt Microspheres Named ‘Most Innovative Health Ingredient of the Year’
John Stewart, Open Innovation Manager, Tate & Lyle, and Andy Hoffman, Director of Health and Wellness Innovation, Tate & Lyle.
Tate & Lyle’s ground-breaking, new salt-reduction ingredient, SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres, was recognized as the “Heart Health and Circulatory Innovation of the Year” and as the overall “Most Innovative Health Ingredient of the Year” from the NuW Excellence Awards, which recognize individuals and business for their exemplary work and contribution to the industry.
SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres is a salt reduction ingredient that tastes, labels and functions like salt because it is salt. SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres reduces salt levels by 25 to 50 percent in various applications including baked goods and salty snacks. SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres has been created using a patent-pending technology that turns standard salt crystals into free-flowing crystalline microspheres. These smaller, lower-density crystals efficiently deliver salty taste by maximizing surface area relative to volume.
“The development of SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres is a true case study in innovation helping to overcome a challenge – in this case reducing salt while maintaining taste – and we couldn’t be happier with the results and the commendation from NuW Excellence Awards,” says Andy Hoffman, Director of Health and Wellness Innovation, Tate & Lyle.
