Problem-led development

Tell us
what’s happening.

You do not need to diagnose the technical cause. Describe the symptom in the finished product and Lux will investigate the right combination of flavour, format and application science.

Lux team evaluating finished products
Begin with the symptom—not the technology
Common starting points

What is not working?

Real briefs rarely arrive as technology names. They arrive as taste, stability, dispersion and processing problems.

“It tastes bitter, chalky or has a bad aftertaste.”

Often seen in protein, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical bases.

TasteRight™ · flavour integration · application
“The mango tastes synthetic.”

The profile may need greater authenticity, juiciness, ripeness or balance.

Flavour creation · sensory reconstruction
“The flavour disappears in the product.”

Processing, base interaction, dosage, delivery or storage may be suppressing impact.

Application · stability · format selection
“The emulsion rings or separates.”

The physical system and finished beverage conditions need to be investigated together.

Emulsion design · application testing
“The powder does not disperse properly.”

Wetting, solubility, particle behaviour and the mixing process all matter.

Aggrillo™ · powder-system work
“Can you match this finished product?”

Lux can evaluate the benchmark inside the application and build toward its sensory target.

Benchmark development · finished-product trials
“Can this liquid flavour become a powder?”

Encapsulation can translate a liquid system into a protected, usable powder format.

CAPSIL™ · spray drying
“It is right at first, but changes over time.”

Shelf life, packaging, process and flavour chemistry can alter the final sensory profile.

Stability investigation · reformulation
“My problem is different.”

That is still a valid starting point. Describe what you observe and what good should taste like.

Open technical brief
From symptom to route

Say what’s happening.
See where it goes.

Each symptom points to the capability that most often answers it. Some point to more than one.

How Lux approaches it

One problem.
Several possible routes.

The answer may sit in the flavour itself, the application, the delivery format—or in a combination. Lux keeps those capabilities connected.

01 · UNDERSTAND

Read the product, not only the sample.

We clarify the base, process, dosage, target, market, storage and the exact moment the issue appears.

02 · INVESTIGATE

Test the likely technical routes.

Creation, application, analytical work, taste modulation, emulsion and powder technology can be brought together.

03 · PROVE

Evaluate in the finished system.

The proposed solution is refined against the sensory target and practical performance required for scale.

How a profile is settled

People decide
when it is right.

A trained panel scores the flavour in the product. The marks drift toward agreement: within tolerance, never identical.

Lux TasteRight taste modulation work
Integrated capability

You do not have to choose the technology.

Lux recommends the route after understanding the product. It may involve a custom liquid flavour, an emulsion, an encapsulated or agglomerated powder, taste modulation, natural extracts—or several of these working together.

Flavour creationApplication scienceTasteRight™CAPSIL™Aggrillo™Emulsions
Open technical brief

Something isn’t working?

Tell us what is happening, what the product is and what result you want. The Lux team can take it from there.

Describe the problem