Product Offerings
Products:
Meat Flavors: Meat flavor, Meat monosodium glutamate ointment, Meat monosodium glutamate paste
Spicy Seasonings: Spicy Konjac special seasoning powder, Spicy special powder
Specialty Flavors: Black Duck Flavor Essence
Hunan Tianwei Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. (湖南省天味食品配料有限公司) is a specialized manufacturer of savory food flavorings and seasoning compounds, based in Liuyang, Hunan Province, China. The company has been a consistent player in the development and supply of innovative meat-based flavoring products tailored for the processed food and snack industries across China and international markets.
Company Overview
Operating from the central province of Hunan—a region renowned for its culinary heritage—Tianwei Food Ingredients leverages regional expertise and flavor profiling to create authentic, high-impact seasonings and essences. The company combines traditional Chinese flavor foundations with modern food technology to deliver stable, scalable, and customizable flavor solutions.
Core Business
The company’s primary business focuses on the research, development, and manufacturing of flavoring pastes, seasonings, and compound ingredients used in various ready-to-eat foods, snack products, and convenience meal preparations.
Product and Service Offerings
Main product categories include:
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Meat Flavors
- Meat flavoring concentrates
- Meat monosodium glutamate ointment
- Meat monosodium glutamate paste
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Spicy Seasonings
- Spicy Konjac special seasoning powder
- Custom spicy flavor blends
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Specialty Regional Flavors
- Black Duck Flavor Essence, a formulation catering to China’s iconic spiced duck dish
These ingredients are engineered for high temperature resistance and stability, making them suitable for applications in frying, roasting, and microwaveable food production.
Specialization and Unique Selling Proposition
- High-Temperature Stability: The formulations are designed to retain flavor integrity during heat processing, vital for ready-to-eat and shelf-stable products.
- Regional Taste Profiles: Product lines are rooted in Hunan-style cuisine, which is known for its bold umami and spicy notes—highly sought after in both domestic and overseas Asian cuisine sectors.
- Customizable Solutions: The company offers tailor-made seasoning blends to match the taste profile requirements of food processors.
Financials
As a privately held mid-sized enterprise, Hunan Tianwei operates with a lean manufacturing model and primarily serves the B2B segment. While detailed financials are not publicly disclosed, its sustained market presence and long-term supplier relationships reflect operational stability.
Shipment Data
Insights from trade databases including ImportYeti and Volza indicate:
- Export Activity: Focused shipments within East Asia and Southeast Asia
- Product Nature: Shipped as food flavoring agents and seasoning compounds, under HS Code 21039090
- Common Formats: Packaged in industrial-grade, sealed containers ranging from 5 kg to 20 kg per unit
Target Market
- Snack Food Manufacturers
- Instant Meal Producers
- Quick-Service Restaurant Supply Chains
- Sauce and Condiment Processors
The company’s products are tailored for mass-production food brands requiring consistency, regulatory compliance, and heat-stable flavor integrity.
Capabilities
- In-house flavor formulation laboratory
- Pilot-scale testing for client-specific R&D
- Modern processing lines for emulsification, mixing, and dehydration
- Strong sourcing network for natural raw materials including meat extracts and spice concentrates
Certifications and Compliance
- Compliance with China National Food Safety Standards
- Products manufactured under HACCP food safety systems
- Raw materials traceability integrated into their sourcing and production protocol
Customer Testimonials
Though specific testimonials are not publicly available, multiple B2B sourcing directories note repeat clientele within food manufacturing hubs in Guangdong, Chongqing, and Shanghai, commending the company for:
- “Reliable delivery timelines”
- “High flavor consistency across batches”
- “Flexibility in formulation development”
Major Achievements
- Successful development of Black Duck Flavor Essence widely adopted in Hunan’s prepared food sector
- Supplying flavoring pastes to large regional snack food chains and central kitchens in China
- Sustained R&D investment leading to the expansion of spicy and umami-rich product categories to meet evolving market tastes
Hunan Tianwei Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. continues to serve as a backbone supplier to China’s regional flavoring industry, bridging culinary tradition with industrial-scale flavor manufacturing.