Tkemali sauce Flavor Powder, 1 kg

Bringing the Sour-Plum Profile of Tkemali into Large-Scale Food Manufacturing

A dry flavor concentrate reproducing the classic Georgian tkemali sauce profile - sour plum, garlic, coriander and hot pepper - gives manufacturers a stable alternative to fresh sauce reduction. This type of concentrate belongs to the Powder Food Flavorings category, which brings together dry flavor powders used across industrial and small-batch food production. The 1 kg pack size is aimed at production lines that need a consistent recipe over an extended run rather than a single test batch.

The main demand for this flavor comes from the snack industry: seasoning powders for chips, crackers, nuts, corn sticks, popcorn and extruded snack blends. Beyond snacks, the powder is widely used in dry seasoning mixes, bouillon concentrates, marinade blends for meat and fish, ready sauce bases, dry soup mixes and quick-cook semi-finished products. Foodservice operators and fast-food kitchens also rely on such concentrates to prepare in-house sauces and dips without lengthy plum reduction and spice preparation.

How the flavor is introduced depends on the product type. For snack coatings, the powder is applied to an oil-carrier base using a tumbling method right after frying or extrusion, while the product temperature stays around 60-70 degrees Celsius to prevent loss of volatile flavor compounds. In dry sauce mixes and seasoning blends, the flavor powder is simply blended with the other dry ingredients during packing. A typical dosage ranges from 1 to 5 percent of the finished product weight, though the exact rate should be confirmed with trial batches since intensity depends on the base recipe.

Many plants run several flavor lines side by side, which makes it convenient to combine profiles across the product range: spicy and sour-hot items pair well with Grilled Chicken Flavor Powder, while sweet-and-sour snack or sauce lines benefit from Cranberry Flavor Powder. For plants expanding into confectionery-style snacks, keeping Chocolate Food Flavor Powder on hand allows the same facility to cover multiple product categories.

The powder should be kept in a sealed container, in a dry area away from direct sunlight and temperature fluctuations, to prevent caking and loss of volatile aroma compounds. Under proper storage conditions, the 1 kg pack maintains stable flavor characteristics throughout its shelf life, which matters for conveyor-based production with a steady rate of raw material use.

Dry tkemali seasoning blend for snack coating

Tkemali Sauce Flavor Powder 40 g

Food-grade salt 200 g

Sugar 60 g

Dried ground garlic 30 g

Sweet paprika 20 g

Citric acid 15 g

Corn starch 100 g