Innovative Solutions for the Food & Beverage Industry
Patented and innovative solutions for nutrition improvement, ingredient optimization, and taste and texture.
About Our Solutions & Ingredients Division Nutrition Without Compromise
Meeting evolving expectations through taste, nutrition, and expertise.
At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, our Solutions & Ingredients division applies deep technical expertise and a legacy of innovation to help food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators address today’s complex challenges. We deliver practical, strategic solutions that support better outcomes across nutrition, taste, and performance.
Our Locations
Each Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition location plays a vital role in advancing our mission to deliver science-backed ingredient solutions that support wellbeing and drive value for customers across North America.
Itasca, IL
Our North American headquarters and Customer Engagement Center (CEC), Itasca, is purpose-built to accelerate innovation and collaboration. The facility features a fully equipped culinary kitchen, state-of-the-art laboratories, a sensory testing suite, and an auditorium, reflecting our commitment to excellence in science, service, and customer experience.
Eddyville, IA
Our Eddyville campus is a cornerstone of production and technical innovation, featuring advanced blending capabilities and a dedicated lab. Located along the Des Moines River, it also reflects our commitment to sustainability – home to a signature wetlands restoration project that transformed 130 acres of cropland into thriving habitat.
Akron, OH
Home of the More Than Gourmet® brand, our Akron facility produces stocks, broths, and sauce concentrates that honor our umami heritage and culinary craftmanship, bringing classic flavor traditions to scale with consistency and care.
Our Capabilities High-Quality Fermentation and Blending
Fermentation has shaped the way we preserve, prepare, and enjoy food for centuries.
Fermentation is the core of our scientific approach, refined over generations to deliver consistent, high-quality ingredient solutions that meet the evolving needs of the food and beverage industry.
Our customers collaborate with us as partners and we often innovate together to create successful food and beverage solutions.
The collaboration mindset and innovative technologies allow us to achieve multiple taste sensations and functions to meet diverse needs.
Haya A.
Senior Principal Food Scientist
Our Approach Custom Food & Beverage Solutions
We partner with food and beverage manufacturers to solve complex formulation challenges, whether optimizing for nutrition, improving taste and texture, reducing cost, or meeting evolving customer expectations. Our broad portfolio of science-backed ingredient solutions is designed to deliver measurable value across a wide range of applications.
Our customized solutions support a variety of categories including dressings, sauces, dips and spreads, snacks, bakery, meat, poultry, seafood, soups, and beverages.
Sodium Reduction
Product Reformulation
Sugar Reduction
Globally Inspired Ingredients
Taste Improvement
Texture Improvement
Stocks, Broths, & Sauce Concentrates
Effective, high-quality ingredients developed through “AminoScience”, designed to meet the evolving needs of the food and beverage industry with precision, consistency, and purpose.
- Salt reduction via increased flavor complexity for sauces, broths, snacks and bakery
- Salt reduction via increased flavor complexity for creamy dressings and sauces, seasonings and snacks
- Meaty flavor and fatty mouthfeel enhancement solution that utilizes umami to intensify flavors.
- High umami through glutamate and nucleotide synergy
- High (>2.5%) levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) for harmony, body, and complex flavor found in aged or properly cooked foods
- Fermented using 100% soybeans
- Authentically roasted sesame oil for maximum flavor complexity, nutty flavor and minimal undesirable off-notes
- Rich chicken broth with mild sweetness
- Beef, ginger and onion
How We Innovate Responding to Industry Demands and Formulation Challenges
More than an ingredient supplier, we’re a strategic partner, bringing technical expertise and a collaborative mindset to help brands drive innovation and deliver better products.
At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, innovation is guided by purpose and partnership. We collaborate with customers, from global brands to emerging innovators, to co-create science-backed ingredient solutions grounded in “AminoScience”.
Our expanded portfolio reflects growing demand for sodium reduction, flavor consistency, and cost-effective innovation, demonstrating our ability to anticipate market needs and respond with agility.
Collaborate With Us Our Solutions Go Even Further
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Let’s connect. At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, our core capabilities, rooted in fermentation, formulation, and science-led innovation, enable us to explore emerging categories and co-create solutions that shape the future of food.
Our History of Innovation
From the discovery of umami in 1908 to the identification of kokumi decades later, innovation has long defined Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition.
These scientific breakthroughs continue to shape our global leadership in taste and nutrition and reflect our ongoing commitment to advancing wellbeing through “AminoScience.”
Our Innovation in Action
We approach innovation with intention, developing technologies that help our partners create food and beverage solutions that are nourishing, great-tasting, and responsibly produced. Our work is grounded in practical outcomes, supporting long-term value creation across the industry.
- Health & Wellbeing, Innovation, Nutrition
- Health & Wellbeing, Innovation, Nutrition
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