Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Side Dishes

Our portfolio of ingredients can help you formulate flavorful and nutritious side dishes.

Make your side dish the main event

Consumers want convenient side dishes that are delicious and meet their nutritional needs like low sodium or low sugar. Our culinary experts & diverse portfolio of ingredient solutions can help your product stand out.

Your Support Toolbox

Work with our team to craft the perfect ingredient solution for your side dishes.

Culinary Experts

Our team of chefs & scientists are here to support you through the formulation process.

Diverse Portfolio

Our portfolio of ingredient solutions improve texture, enhance taste, reduce sugar & salt, and more.

Premium Ingredients

We produce the highest quality ingredients possible through advanced fermentation technology.

Side Dish Solutions

Easily achieve delicious taste and texture.

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Delicious Sodium Reduction

Reduce sodium content in your products without sacrificing taste with our portfolio of ingredients.

Texture & Mouthfeel

Texture plays a large role in the enjoyment of ready meals. No matter what texture you’re trying to achieve, we have a solution.

Bold Flavor

Achieve unforgettable flavor with umami & kokumi. In foods, they impart the satisfying, full-bodied flavor consumers crave.

Featured Products

More Than Gourmet Industrial Stock

Stocks, Broths and Sauce Concentrates

More Than Gourmet's Culinary Grade™ products for industrial and food service applications.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Delicious sodium reduction with the essence of umami.

Food-Grade Amino Acids

The highest quality amino acids to enrich your products.

Consult Our Team of Experts

Let us help you find the right ingredient solution for your project. Chat with a member of our team and request more information today.

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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. announces its inaugural startup challenge, Next Generation Taste & Texture Technologies (NGT3). The global ingredient leader is looking for cutting-edge advancements and is aiming to support ingredient startups by offering them the unique opportunity to partner with AHN’s multinational team to bring new ideas to market.
Gallagher’s Best-in-Class Benchmarking Analysis Identified Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition as an Organization That Excels in Optimizing Employee and Organizational Wellbeing
We are thrilled to share that as of January 3, 2023 Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America, Inc. (AHN) has acquired the remaining shares of More Than Gourmet (MTG), completing the acquisition.

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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. announces its inaugural startup challenge, Next Generation Taste & Texture Technologies (NGT3). The global ingredient leader is looking for cutting-edge advancements and is aiming to support ingredient startups by offering them the unique opportunity to partner with AHN’s multinational team to bring new ideas to market.
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In recent years, the popularity of plant-based meat skyrocketed due to consumer intrigue in an animal alternative that was more sustainable, ethical, and nutritious. However, the velocity at which these products are selling has waned, with the narrative in the food industry shifting toward skepticism and criticism.

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