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Description
Mec3 Strawberry Compound is a premium, concentrated flavoring paste designed for professional use in gelato, pastry, and confectionery. This high-intensity compound captures the authentic taste and aroma of ripe strawberries, providing a consistent fruit profile year-round. Its smooth, dense texture allows it to blend seamlessly into dairy and sugar bases without the water content issues found in fresh fruit.
Whether you are crafting artisanal gelato or flavoring gourmet cake fillings, this compound offers the reliability and depth needed for high-end dessert production. As a Canadian seller based in Calgary, Alberta, we provide these world-class Italian ingredients with fast shipping across Canada to support your busy kitchen operations.
BEST FOR: Gelato, sorbet, pastry creams, cake batters, frostings, and chocolate ganache.
ALLERGEN NOTE: PRODUCED IN A FACILITY THAT HANDLES MILK, EGGS, SOY, AND NUTS.
WHY IT WORKS
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Intense Fruit Concentration: Delivers a powerful strawberry flavor and vibrant color with a small dosage, ensuring excellent cost-per-serving.
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Year-Round Consistency: Eliminates the variables of seasonal fruit quality, providing a standardized flavor profile for your signature recipes.
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Superior Texture Integration: The concentrated paste format prevents ice crystal formation in frozen desserts and avoids thinning out frostings or creams.
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High Heat Stability: Maintains its aromatic integrity during baking, making it ideal for flavoring sponges, muffins, and cookies.
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Authentic Italian Quality: Produced by Mec3, a global leader in gelato ingredients, ensuring a professional standard for flavor and shelf-stability.
USE CASES
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Artisanal Gelaterias: Use as a primary base to create rich strawberry gelato or swirl through fior di latte for a marbled fruit effect.
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Commercial Bakeries: Incorporate into buttercream or Swiss meringue frosting for a natural-tasting strawberry finish that stays stable at room temperature.
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High-Volume Catering: Flavor large batches of mousse, panna cotta, or cheesecake fillings efficiently with a consistent, ready-to-use paste.
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Chocolatiers: Blend into white chocolate ganache to create fruit-forward truffle centers with a long shelf life and smooth mouthfeel.
SPECS
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SIZE: 3 KG (6.6 lbs)
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BRAND: Mec3
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FLAVOR: Strawberry
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FORMAT: Concentrated Paste
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ORIGIN: Italy
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STORAGE: Store in a cool, dry place. Stir well before use as natural separation may occur.
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INGREDIENTS: Sugar, strawberry juice and pulp, glucose syrup, acidifier (citric acid), thickener (pectin), flavorings.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the recommended dosage for this compound? For most applications, a dosage of 70g to 100g per kilogram of base mix is recommended, but this can be adjusted to suit your specific flavor preference.
Can I use this in baked goods? Yes, this compound is bake-stable and is excellent for adding flavor and color to cake batters, macarons, and cookie doughs.
Does it contain real fruit? Yes, Mec3 compounds are formulated with fruit juice and pulp to ensure a more authentic taste compared to purely synthetic flavorings.
Is this product vegan? Based on the standard ingredients, this strawberry compound is often suitable for vegan recipes; however, please check the label for any specific processing aids.
Do I need to refrigerate it after opening? While refrigeration is not always required if stored in a cool place, it is recommended for long-term storage to preserve the freshness of the fruit aromatics.
Is there a lot of added sugar? The product contains sugar and glucose syrup to act as a carrier and preservative for the fruit concentrate, which should be factored into your recipe's total sugar content.