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Aromatic Caramels

Coating, flavouring, sweetening, bringing golden hues or enhancing taste

Aromatic caramels are light to dark brown liquids or solids, obtained by the controlled heat treatment of sugars. Their main purpose is to enhance taste.
AFNOR NORM NF V 00-100

  • Dairy products
  • Ice creams
  • Flavour bases
  • Pastries & baking sundries
  • Sauces & ready meals
  • Liquors & spirits

Choux à la crème caramel

Tastes
&
colours

Flanc caramel Nigay

THICKENED

Thickened caramels are used for layers and toppings in dairy dessert applications where they enhance visual appeal. Thickeners help maintain the segregation between the caramel layer and the dessert by preventing the migration of whey from the dairy component into the caramel and the diffusion of colour, aroma and sugars from the caramel into the dairy component. Thickeners also improve mouthfeel and pourability.

NEUTRALIZED

In certain applications it is necessary to balance the pH of caramels to prevent the coagulation of the milk proteins in the dairy component. These are termed "neutralized caramels".

FLAVOURED

Caramels combine excellently with different flavours. Choose from Nigay's mouth wathering combinations: butterscotch, toffee and natural vanilla notes...

Shades of colours

Blond : Aromatic Caramels
Colour at 520nm: 0,5 < 2,4
EBC colour*: 90
Standard : Aromatic Caramels
2,5 < 4,4
300
Brown : Aromatic Caramels
4,4 < 8,4
600
Strong Brown : Aromatic Caramels
8,5 < 30
1500
Burnt sugars : Aromatic Caramels
31 < 200
2500 < 16000

*INDICATIVE VALUE

Available forms

LIQUIDS

Extensive range of viscosities
Eclats de caramel

Pieces

A range of controlled particle sizes

Powders

L'art et la science de la caramélisation