Butter Buds®

Butter Buds Inc. provides many of the world’s top food manufacturers, specialty food companies, and foodservice institutions with on-trend, better for you concentrated dairy flavors and specialty flavor ingredients by perfecting the art and science of concentrated flavor technology. In partnership with our customers, Butter Buds Inc. continues to push the boundaries of flavor technology. We do so with innovative flavor products and customized flavor solutions that respond to market trends including clean label, organic, dairy alternative and more.

Full Flavor Potential of Real Butter

Butter Buds Inc. releases the full potential of real butter, cheese and other fats to create flavorful concentrated dairy and non-dairy ingredients. To create Butter Buds® dairy flavor concentrates and dairy alternative concentrated flavors, they combine unique enzyme modification process and encapsulation technologies. The results provide a more satisfying eating experience and better nutritional profile at a lower total ingredient cost. Choose from shelf-stable powders and easy-to-use pastes. Butter Buds® dairy alternative concentrates provide the same features and benefits of their dairy ingredients without the allergen.

Butter Buds Inc. provides many of the world’s top food manufacturers, specialty food companies, and foodservice institutions with on-trend, better for you concentrated dairy flavors and specialty flavor ingredients by perfecting the art and science of concentrated flavor technology.

Key values

Ingredient Cost Savings

Because Butter Buds® are so highly concentrated, they are typically used at extremely low application levels (usually <1.0%). This reduces total ingredient cost without sacrificing quality or label appeal.

Richer Mouth Feel

The rich flavor of Butter Buds® fools the palate into perceiving a richer, fuller, more complex mouthfeel than is otherwise available in low-fat formulations.

Reduce Fat

The extremely low application levels recommended for Butter Buds® products result in the contribution of less than 0.1% fat in finished products. With Butter Buds®, low-fat products can be formulated to retain the flavor and eating pleasure of a full-fat product.

Enhance Other Flavors

Butter Buds® products enhance other food flavors such as chocolate and vanilla in sweet products and garlic in savory offerings.

Round Out Harsh Notes

Butter Buds® concentrated flavors round out harsh notes from pepper and other spices without changing the desired flavor profile.

Mask Off-Flavors

Off-notes present challenges in many food systems. Even at low application levels, Butter Buds® can effectively mask undesirable off-flavors, such as those found in plantbased proteins or vitamin dense goods.

Butter Buds® 32X

Medium-strong salted butter middle notes with buttery and savory base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.50 - 2.0%

Butter Buds® - Asia

Strong sweet butter middle and base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Butter Buds® - Ghee

Medium-strong cooked, sweet butter top and middle notes with browned butter base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Butter Concentrate

Medium butter with dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 2.0%

High Concentrate

Strong butter middle butter notes with light dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Sautéed Butter Flavor

Strong sweet caramelized butter top notes with brown butter middle and base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Cheese Buds® - Cheddar

Medium Cheddar cheese middles notes with savory base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 2.0%

Cheese Buds® - Cream Cheese

Medium-strong cream cheese middle notes with medium-strong dairy and slight sweet base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 2.0%

Cheese Buds® - Gouda

Strong cheese middle notes with slight buttery base notes and a sharp finish.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Cheese Buds® - Mozzarella

Mild-medium cheese, slight buttery base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 2.0%

Milk Buds® - J

Mild fresh milk middle and base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Cream Plus - Vanilla

Medium sweet cream with vanilla top, middle and base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.20 - 1.0%

Dried Cream Extract

Medium cultured middle notes with fresh dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Milk Buds® - Asia

Mild dairy middles notes with sweet and slight fruity base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Milk Buds® - Peru

Mild-medium dairy middle notes with slight sweet and vanilla base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Milk Buds® - Western

Medium whole milk middle notes with cooked base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 1.0%

Yogurt Buds

Medium cultured yogurt middle notes with slight sweet and tangy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.1 - 1.0%

Dried Beer Extract

Medium malty and yeasty middle notes with slight hoppy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.50 - 12.0%

Non-Dairy Buds Buttermilk Type

Mild tangy buttermilk notes with sweet cultured base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.05 - 1.0%

Butter Buds® 32X CL

Medium-strong salted butter middle notes with buttery and savory base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Butter Buds® CL

Medium butter middle butter notes with medium dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Cheese Buds® Bleu Type CL

Medium-strong bleu cheese middle notes with savory, slight fruity base notes and a sharp finish.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Cream Plus CL

Medium heavy cream middle notes with slightly dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.0%

Non Dairy Buds 8X Butter Type Flavor CL-I

Medium Salted butter and mild savory middle and base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.10 - 1.5%

Sour Cream Buds CL

Strong cultured sour cream middle notes with medium dairy base notes.

Usage Levels: 0.25 - 0.60%

Butter Buds®

Full Flavor Potential of Real Butter

Key values

Butter Buds products

Butter Buds® 32X

Butter Buds® - Asia

Butter Buds® - Ghee

Butter Concentrate

High Concentrate

Sautéed Butter Flavor

Cheese Buds® - Cheddar

Cheese Buds® - Cream Cheese

Cheese Buds® - Gouda

Cheese Buds® - Mozzarella

Milk Buds® - J

Cream Plus - Vanilla

Dried Cream Extract

Milk Buds® - Asia

Milk Buds® - Peru

Milk Buds® - Western

Yogurt Buds

Dried Beer Extract

Non-Dairy Buds Buttermilk Type

Butter Buds® 32X CL

Butter Buds® CL

Cheese Buds® Bleu Type CL

Cream Plus CL

Non Dairy Buds 8X Butter Type Flavor CL-I

Sour Cream Buds CL

HORECA

Beverages

Dry mixes

Plant-based

Sauces & soups

Dairy

Meat & fish

Snacks

Confectionery

Bakery