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The Pineapple Experience – Pineapple is a journey not a destination

Post author By itaberco
Post date June 17, 2025

Pineapple Flavor Compound

Pineapple Possibilities –

Creative ways to use Itaberco’s
Tropical Pineapple Flavors

Summer & Tropical Appeal

Pineapple isn’t just a fruit—it’s a feeling. With its long-standing association with island getaways and warm-weather escapes, pineapple is a go-to forcapturing the essence of summer. Whether in soft serve, sorbets, beverages, or glazes, it delivers every time.

Juice & Beverage Crossover

Already a star in juices, smoothies, and blended drinks, pineapple fits seamlessly into beverage programs. Pineapple compound is on the rise in craft beers and ciders, amping up the tropical notes in these hop-forward drinks.

Health & Wellness Positioning

Customers associate pineapple with freshness and vitality given its rich repository of vitamins and minerals. Its naturally energizing profile makes it ideal for wellness-forward menus and better-for-you dessert concepts.

Vibrant Color Appeal

That bold, golden yellow isn’tjust tasty—it’s eye-catching.Use pineapple for visual impactin layered desserts, beverages, glazes, or drizzles that pop onthe plate.

Flexible Pairings

Pineapple plays well with others—try it with mango, coconut, passion fruit, or even unexpected pairings like jalapeño. It’s a great base for both sweet and savory innovation.

Global Growth &Trend Power

Pineapple’s popularity is rising worldwide. Featuring it now positions your menu on-trendand future-ready—especially for customers seeking bold, globalflavor inspiration.

Perfect Pineapple Pairings

Explore bold and balanced
ways to pair Itaberco’s Pineapple
Flavor Compound and Syrup.

Why choose Itaberco’s
Pineapple Flavors?

• Naturally Flavored & Colored
• Kosher & Vegan
• TTB Approved
• Made in the USA
• Shelf-Stable—even after opening
• Free from Artificial Ingredients

Product Description

Code	Description	Available in
CP-519	Pineapple Flavor Compound	1kg jar, 5kg pail, or 20kg pail

Ingredients: Sugar, Pineapple, Juice Concentrate, Water, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Beta Carotene for Color, Salt
Recipe: Add 3-5% to desired base or mix. Increase dosageto personal taste

PINEAPPLE FLAVOR COMPOUND

Code	Description	Available in
TS-519	Pineapple Topping	18 fl oz Bottle

Ingredients: Sugar, Pineapple, Glucose Syrup Solids, Water, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors,
Salt, Beta Carotene for Color.

PINEAPPLE TOPPING

Pineapple Soft Serve Recipe

Pineapples
Don’t Grow
on Trees!

They actually grow
from the ground ona central stalk, and each plant produces just one pineapple per season. Nature’s
boutique fruit!

A Symbolof Hospitality

Historically, pineapples symbolized warmth and welcome—perfect for menus that want to invite customers in with a bright, tropical touch

Sweet + Smart: Pineapple Contains Bromelain

This natural enzyme helps break down protein, making pineapple a secret weapon in marinades and savory glazes.

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Summer Flavor Combo: Peanut Butter and Jelly Popsicles!

Post author By itaberco
Post date June 6, 2025
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Popsicles: A Frozen Throwback!

Some combos just never go out of style—and PB&J is at the top of that list. But we’re taking this classic sandwich pairing in a refreshing new direction: popsicles. Creamy peanut butter and sweet berry swirls come together in a frozen treat that’s equal parts nostalgic and innovative.

Best of all? This recipe is completely plant-based—but flexible enough to be adapted with dairy if preferred. In this post, we’ll show you how to make them, share a few variations worth trying, and offer tips for customizing them with Itaberco ingredients. Scroll down for Chef’s Notes, Pro Tips, and product links below the video.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag (1000g) Itaberco Legacy 400 Sorbet Mix (for peanut butter layer)
• 2700g Oat milk
• 300g Itaberco Peanut Butter Flavor Compound
• 1 bag (1000g) Itaberco Legacy 400 Sorbet Mix (for jelly layer)
• 1500g strawberry puree
• 1500g water
• 120g Itaberco Strawberry Flavor Compound

To Prepare the Peanut Butter Layer:

1 – In a mixing container, combine one full bag of Legacy 400 Sorbet Mix with 2700g of oat milk and 300g Peanut Butter Flavor Compound. Blend until fully incorporated and smooth.

2 – Insert Popsicle Sticks in molds, Pour into popsicle molds, filling each one halfway. Place in the freezer just long enough to set the layer—firm, but not frozen solid.

Prepare the Strawberry Layer:

1 – In a separate container, combine the second bag of Legacy 400 Sorbet Mix
with 1500g of strawberry puree, 1500g of water, and 120g Strawberry Flavor Compound. Mix thoroughly.

2 – Pour gently on top of the peanut butter layer in each mold, filling to the top.

3 – Freeze until fully set—ideally overnight for the best texture and clean separation of layers.

4 – Unmold and serve as-is, (or dip in melted chocolate and crushed peanuts for a decadent upgrade!)

5 – Serve & Enjoy

Peanut Butter & Jelly Popsicles Tutorial

Chef's Notes

By Chef Steve Konopelski

Need to work in batches?

The mixed base can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours, allowing for flexible production if mold capacity is limited. This makes is easy to prep ahead and freeze in stages.

Scaling down for smaller operations?

This recipe can be halved or quartered with no loss in quality — ideal for testing, small batch production, or limited freezer space.

Looking for more variations?

For additional frozen dessert applications, refer to the Itaberco Gelato & Sorbetto Handbook. Follow the cold process method outlined there, and simply pour the prepared liquid mix directly into popsicle molds.

Other Flavor Variation Ideas

• Peanut Butter and Raspberry

• Peanut Butter and Toasted Marshmallow

• Peanut Butter and Banana

• Peanut Butter and Wildberry

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The Perfect Flavor Boost: Salted Caramel Flavor Compound

Post author By itaberco
Post date November 14, 2024
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Discover The Perfect Flavor Boost: Salted Caramel Flavor Compound

Looking for that ideal balance of sweet and salty? Meet the Itaberco Salted Caramel Flavor Compound! This rich, buttery flavor with a hint of salt transforms everything from ice cream to doughnuts and cheesecakes into unforgettable experiences.

Why You’ll Love Itaberco Salted Caramel

Rich, Indulgent Taste
Perfectly balanced for a smooth, satisfying caramel flavor with a touch of salt.

Versatile Uses
Ideal for baked goods, soft serve, ice cream, milkshakes, and more—let your creativity shine!

Easy Consistency
Every batch is crafted for a consistent, top-quality flavor that your customers will crave.

Clean Label
We use real ingredients, not artificial color or flavor

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Enhance Your Dessert & Beverage Items with Itaberco

Post author By itaberco
Post date June 28, 2024

Enhance Your Dessert & Beverage Items with Itaberco

Excellence is non-negotiable in the world of high-quality desserts and beverages. Your menu items are a direct reflection of you and your brand. Many chefs and artisans dedicate themselves to creating ice cream, gelato, pastries, and more completely from scratch, driven by passion and a commitment to quality.

At Itaberco, we understand your dedication. We’ve been in your shoes as chefs, bakers and restauranters. You strive to make sure all of your menu items are unique and always made to you’re your quality expectations, consistently. As your collaborative flavor and mix partner, Itaberco has the ingredients and resources to elevate help elevate your menu items and streamline your process.

Unleash your creativity using our quality ingredients as your tools for culinary artistry. Imagine for a second being an artist that is in need of a solid, consistent canvas to paint their next masterpiece on. Our dessert and beverage mixes are your blank canvas, giving you the confidence you need to build with flavor. Our artisan flavoring solutions is your quality paint pallet, given you the range you need to bring your creative vision to life. These tools allow you more time to innovate, enhance the customer experience, and focus on other important aspects of your business.

You have a reputation to uphold, and every dish or beverage you serve is a testament to your brand’s promise of quality. Discover how Itaberco can empower you to focus on your artistry with renewed freedom.

What Is a Flavor & Mix Partner?

Itaberco is more than just a vendor; we are a flavor and mix partner. We value building meaningful relationships and collaborating with you to perfect your high-quality dessert and beverage items.

Our premium flavorings and mixes serve as consistent, innovative, and reliable base products that enhance your recipes. By providing the foundational elements you need, you’ll save time, reduce costs, and ensure consistency in your offerings. Our goal is to help you achieve your desired taste profiles while maintaining the highest standard of quality.

Our team of executive pastry chefs, food scientists, and food safety professionals is here to support your recipe development and technical needs.

We are dedicated to bringing your dessert and beverage visions to life. With our extensive resources and decades of experience, your creativity can fully take shape.

Shaping Outstanding Menus in These Markets

MULTI-UNIT SPECIALTY FOOD SERVICE

Restaurants
Bakeries
Frozen Desserts Shops (Ice Cream/Gelato/Soft Serve/Frozen Yogurt)
Cafes & Coffee Shops
Bars & Nightclubs
Country Clubs
Catering
Hospitality (Hotels & Cruises)

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS

Brewing, Cideries & Specialty Beverage Manufacturers
Bakeries
Dairies, Ice cream & Gelato Manufacturers
Confectioners

The Tangible Benefits Dessert & Beverage Artisans Can Expect

Partnering with Itaberco brings a wealth of tangible benefits. By integrating our expertly crafted mixes and flavors, you can enhance your offerings with consistency and ease. Save valuable time and resources, enjoy the freedom to innovate without compromising on quality, and ultimately enhance your brand’s reputation for excellence.

Streamlined Processes

Efficiency is key in the fast-paced world of food and beverage. Our premium mixes and flavor compounds simplify complex recipes, reduce preparation time, and ensure consistent results with every batch. This efficiency saves you time and resources, allowing you to focus on creative menu development.

Enhanced Menu Items

Consistently achieve the perfect gelato, ice cream or soft serve consistency and craft unique flavor combinations with ease. Our mixes and flavor compounds ensure unparalleled quality every time. Our flavor compounds are versatile, giving you options on where and how you use them. Given their concentration, a little goes a long way.

Greater Value

Experience exceptional quality at a great value. Our flavor compounds are expertly crafted using clean label ingredients and are produced in our manufacturing facility which is SQF, USDA organic, and Kosher certified. We avoid using ingredients such as high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, artificial colors or preservatives.

Your Recipe for Success

Quality Ingredients for Clean Label, Great Tasting Items

At Itaberco, we are pastry chefs, food scientists, and manufacturing professionals who prioritize quality above all else in our ingredients. Rest assured, we use clean label and natural ingredients in our products, steering clear of artificial dyes and flavors. Our R&D and purchasing team is constantly looking to innovate with quality ingredients.

Certifications to Fulfill Safety and Niche Categories

We meet all FDA requirements and hold certifications for Kosher, USDA Organic, SQF, and TTB. This ensures our products align with your food safety and quality needs.

American-Made to Avoid Supply Chain Issues

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Maryland ensures you won’t deal with international supply chain issues. Expect a 3-5 day delivery timeline anywhere in the US from the date of your order placement.

A Trusted Advisor

Our team of pastry chefs and beverage professionals are an extension of your team. We become intimately familiar with your brand and your menu and give you resources such as recipe development and training at no additional cost.

What’s Your Next Delicious Idea?

65 Flavors to Explore

Our clean label flavor compounds are versatile and reliable, ideal for beverages, pastries, baked goods, and frozen desserts. With a ambient shelf life of up to two years, they remain fresh until you’re ready to use them. Our products don’t require refrigeration, even after opening, saving you precious cold storage real estate.

Frozen Desserts

Simplify your processes with our expertly crafted mixes for ice cream, soft serve, gelato, and sorbetto. Our mixes save valuable space and alleviate ingredient-sourcing challenges, making staff training and recipe development straightforward.

Pastries and Baked Goods

Save time and minimize errors with our premium mixes for various pastries. Enhance your creations effortlessly with our bake-stable fruit fillings and neutral glaze.

Make It Vegan, Dairy-Free, or Customize as Needed

Our R&D team collaborates closely with you to ensure your goals are met with precision and creativity. We offer highly customizable products that adapt to your vision.

Don’t Forget Toppings and Sauces

Elevate your culinary creations with our exceptional range of clean label toppings and sauces, each crafted to complement and enhance your masterpieces.

Build Your Brand with Private Labeling

Amplify your brand’s impact with our comprehensive private labeling options, showcasing your brand on our high-quality products.

Our Passion & Promises

We value building great relationships through our work. Our co-founder, Boris & Berj, are a father and son who have worked together in the food manufacturing industry for over 20 years. Boris began his journey in Europe helping to launch 200 gelaterias. Using their flavors and mixes, the Ghazarian family is passionate about empowering food and beverage professionals with the ingredients and resources they need to bring their vision to life.

Relationship-Driven: We foster meaningful relationships with our employees, customers, and vendors. Quality First: We deliver the highest possible quality at the best possible price. Passionate: We enjoy what we do and believe in the joy of food. Solutions Centric: We approach challenges with optimism and focus on solutions. Creative: We stay curious and open to new ideas, innovating products and solving problems creatively.

Let’s Bring Your Menu Item to Life

We can tell that you’re determined, curious, and inventive. Whether you’re looking to innovate with new flavors or streamline production, our team is here to help! Contact us today to discover how we can collaborate and create dessert and beverage experiences that delight your customers.

Let’s Bring Your Menu Item to Life

We can tell that you’re determined, curious, and inventive…Whether you’re looking to innovate with new flavors or streamline production, our team is here to help! Contact us today to discover how we can collaborate and create dessert and beverage experiences that delight your customers.

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Rich Flavor | Smooth Texture | Exquisite Aroma

Post author By itaberco
Post date December 29, 2023
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Rich Flavor | Smooth Texture |
Exquisite Aroma

Hot Cocoa Mix

Elevate your beverage offerings with our premium Itaberco Hot Cocoa blend. Meticulously crafted using the highest-quality cocoa, our mix delivers a luxurious and comforting experience. Perfect for upgrading your hospitality or foodservice offerings, our mix’s rich and creamy flavor profile will enhance your customer and clients’ experience with each sip.

Our commitment to quality and innovation has led us to craft a hot cocoa blend that stands out from the rest. Why choose our hot cocoa, you ask? Here are a few reasons that set it apart:

Unmatched Flavor

We’ve carefully selected premium cocoa to create a rich, indulgent hot cocoa drinking experience. Each sip is a journey of velvety chocolate goodness.

Versatile and Convenient

Our hot cocoa is designed for your convenience. Recipes are available for single serving sizes, perfect for a café setting, as well as for large batches, ideal for hight volume service scenarios.

Clean Ingredients

We understand the importance of well-being. Our hot cocoa is made with clean and natural ingredients, so that your customers can sip hot cocoa without sweating what’s inside.

Complimentary Offer !

For a limited time, with your first order, one bag of our hot cocoa mix is on us! Offer expires: 12/31/2023

Order Now

Ready to embrace the season’s warmth with our premium hot cocoa mix? Place your order today by clicking below or reaching out to our dedicated sales team at orders@itaberco.com.

We’re here to support your success every step of the way. Thank you for considering Itaberco as your hot cocoa supplier. We look forward to serving you and sharing the warmth of this delicious product.

STAY CONNECTED

We understand the importance of well-being. Our hot cocoa is made with clean and natural ingredients, so that your customers can sip hot cocoa without sweating what’s inside.

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Flavor Compounds for Fermentation

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Post date December 29, 2023
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Flavour Compounds

From fruit-infused IPAs to sour ales and ciders, craft beer, craft beer has been experiencing a favor-focused phenomenon at breweries and tap rooms across the country. Most breweries address this growing trend by favoring their beer or ciders with fruit purees. Although fruit purées has its benefits, there is now a better solution – Itaberco Flavor Compounds. A hybrid between a fruit purée and a concentrated natural favoring, Itaberco Flavor Compounds provide a robust and dynamic favor, signifcant cost savings, and ease of use, given their shelf stability after opening.

Key Features & Benifits

Self stable even after opening
Contains real fruit & fruit juices
Natural flavour and color
Kosher
Made in USA
Does not displace beer
Easy to handle and store

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Swirls of Cinnamon Delight

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Post date December 29, 2023
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Swirls of Cinnamon Delight

Dive into Our New Cinnamon Roll Flavor Compound

Get ready to embark on a nostalgic journey of avor with our latest creation: the all-new Itaberco Cinnamon Roll Flavor Compound! We’ve taken the classic cinnamon roll experience and elevated it to new heights, accompanied by an array of irresistible recipes that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. Try out one of the recipes featured below or add Itaberco Cinnamon Roll Flavor Compound to your own cake, mousse, pastry cream, and frozen dessert recipes at 3-5% of the total volume by weight. Guaranteed to leave you and your customers with the childhood nostalgia and comforting essence of freshly baked cinnamon rolls.

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Summer Flavors In Full Swing

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Post date December 29, 2023
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Summer Flavors in full swing

Summer is almost here and so are Itaberco’s new Flavor Compounds!

Introducing our new summer flavour:
Ube, Carrot Cake, Bergamot, and Key Lime. Whether you’re looking for something sweet and nutty like ube, or tangy and aromatic like key lime, this summer is full of flavour.

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Floral & Herbal Flavor Compound

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Post date December 29, 2023
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New Floral and Herbal Flavor Compounds

A Taste of Nature

Savory desserts and beverages are making their way onto menus across the world. Pastry chefs have often relied on complex methods to infuse or incorporate fresh herbs into their recipes, and while this can create beautiful flavors, the intricacy and time involved in steeping bundles of herbs in milk or cream overnight is not always ideal. How much should be used? And for how long? Itaberco has formulated a new and innovative solution for chefs seeking to unlock the aromas of herbs and flowers with our Herbal and Floral Flavor Compounds. Available for a limited time, Itaberco’s Rosemary, Basil, and Hibiscus Flavor Compounds impart the alluring notes of these delicate flowers and herbs. These Flavor Compounds are incredibly versatile—for use in frozen desserts, custards, mousses, and baked items. Below, you will find tasting notes and a link for your free sample. Try these while they are available during

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Fall For Our Seasonal Favorites

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Post date December 28, 2023
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Fall For Our Seasonal Favorites

As summer winds down, a crisp chill in the air and crunchy leaves beneath our feet brings an abundance of spicy, bold flavors along with it. From PSLs to apple cider donuts, we have you covered! Try out one of our in-house recipes below or request a sample of some of our most beloved fall flavor compounds and syrups.

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Red Velvet Flavor Compound

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Post date December 28, 2023
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Red Velvet Flavor Compound

RED VELVET CUPCAKE

Few desserts have a more storied, and contested, history than the luscious red velvet cake. For nearly 100 years and counting, the origins and ingredients of what has become the unofficial flavor of Valentine’s Day have remained under serious debate. One thing is certain:

Itaberco Red Velvet Flavor Compound has become
a pastry chefs best friend for achieving this authentic flavor. Use this Flavor Compound in your dessert mixes, mousses, or frozen novelty