Clean-label dressing developers are charged with designing a product that delivers the stability and sensory appeal consumers are used to, but doing so without using the very ingredient technologies that have enabled these attributes. But this tricky task is possible with a clear understanding of salad-dressing science and a well-stocked R&D lab. Takeaways include: *The leading U.S. shelf-stable pourable dressing brands *How product developers are "cleaning up" the dynamic chemical system of salad dressings *Clean label's impact on taste, texture, processing and ingredient restrictions
