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Wholesale UMARA Sardine Garum Umami Dust for Food Manufacturing & Chefs

For food manufacturers and chefs looking for an innovative way to build natural umami, UMARA Sardine Garum Dust provides concentrated savoury depth in an ultra-fine, shelf-stable powdered format. Produced by Antarctic Royal Seafood from naturally fermented South Australian sardine garum, this Australian-made ingredient can be incorporated into commercial food formulations, dry blends and professional dishes without delivering an overtly fishy flavour.

UMARA Dust transforms the complex savoury character of Port Lincoln Sardine Garum into an intensely fine, free-flowing powder that dissolves instantly and integrates seamlessly. Its concentrated flavour means a small amount can introduce considerable umami, making it an intriguing ingredient for food manufacturers developing premium savoury products and chefs looking for greater depth, complexity and menu differentiation.

Applications extend from compound butters, finishing salts and seasoning blends to sauces, condiments, ready meals, soup bases, dumplings and savoury fillings. For professional kitchens, UMARA Dust can also be incorporated into recipes or used as a finishing ingredient across meat, seafood, vegetables, pasta, risotto, eggs, broths and dressings. Retail jars provide specialty food stores and gourmet retailers with an innovative Australian ingredient for passionate home cooks and food gifting.

Why Choose UMARA Sardine Garum Dust

• Premium Australian-made umami ingredient.
• Made from naturally fermented sardine garum.
• Sardines sustainably sourced from South Australia.
• Concentrated natural umami and savoury depth.
• Umami rather than overtly fishy flavour profile.
• Ultra-fine, free-flowing powder.
• Dissolves quickly and integrates easily into food formulations.
• Shelf-stable powdered format.
• Suitable for dry blending.
• High flavour impact at low inclusion rates.
• Suitable for professional foodservice and commercial food manufacturing.
• Applications across seasonings, sauces, prepared foods and savoury products.
• Available in retail, chef and bulk commercial formats.

UMARA Sardine Garum Umami Dust

Developed as a world-first finishing ingredient, UMARA Dust captures the natural umami of fermented sardine garum in a versatile, powdered format. Its intensely savoury profile allows it to enhance other ingredients rather than dominate them, while its physical format creates applications that are not always practical with a liquid seasoning.

Available in:

• 25g retail jars
• 100g chef packs
• Bulk commercial quantities for food manufacturers and ingredient applications

An Umami Ingredient, Not a Fish Powder

Despite its sardine origins, UMARA Dust does not deliver an overtly fishy flavour. Its profile is intensely umami, with clean marine notes, savoury depth and a subtle cured character balanced by natural salinity.

The finish is long, clean and persistent, leaving lingering savoury richness, while the ultra-fine texture allows the powder to dissolve instantly and integrate seamlessly into dishes and commercial food formulations.

Umami Ingredient for Food Manufacturing

UMARA Dust gives food manufacturers a concentrated Australian-made ingredient for adding savoury depth and complexity to new or existing product formulations. Its shelf-stable, ultra-fine and free-flowing powdered format makes it particularly useful where a dry ingredient is preferable to a liquid seasoning and allows it to be incorporated into dry blends as well as prepared foods.

Commercial applications include:

• Compound, cultured and flavoured butters
• Premium retail butter products
• Finishing salts and premium salt blends
• BBQ seasonings and gourmet seasoning blends
• Meat and poultry seasonings
• Seafood coatings
• Snack coatings and snack foods
• Sauces and condiments
• Stocks and concentrates
• Oils, marinades and dressings
• Ready meals
• Soup bases and ramen
• Dumplings
• Savoury fillings

For manufacturers developing premium savoury products, UMARA Dust combines natural fermentation, consistent flavour, high flavour impact at low inclusion rates and clean-label positioning in a distinctly Australian ingredient.

Premium Umami Seasoning for Chefs & Foodservice

UMARA Dust gives fine dining chefs, restaurants, hotels and other professional kitchens a different way to introduce concentrated umami into a dish. It can be incorporated during preparation, blended into other ingredients or applied as a finishing seasoning, giving chefs considerable control over how and where the flavour is introduced.

Applications include pasta, risotto, seafood and shellfish, steak and lamb, eggs, roasted vegetables, soups and broths. It can also be folded through butter, mayonnaise and dressings, incorporated into sauces and reductions or used as a savoury finishing ingredient.

Its versatility makes UMARA Dust particularly interesting for chefs looking for premium ingredients that can help create greater flavour complexity and differentiation across a menu.

UMARA Dust for Seasonings & Dry Blends

The ultra-fine, free-flowing format makes UMARA Dust particularly relevant to manufacturers of dry seasonings and savoury blends. It can be incorporated into finishing salts, premium salt blends, BBQ seasonings, gourmet spice and seasoning blends, meat and poultry seasonings, seafood coatings and snack coatings.

This provides manufacturers with another way to introduce concentrated natural umami while retaining the convenience of a dry ingredient format.

Premium Retail Ingredient & Gourmet Gifting

The 25g retail jar gives gourmet food stores, delicatessens and specialty retailers a unique Australian ingredient for customers interested in restaurant-inspired cooking and premium seasonings. Home cooks can use UMARA Dust as a finishing seasoning or incorporate it into savoury dishes to add another layer of depth and complexity.

Its beautiful presentation and unusual product story also make UMARA Dust particularly well suited to gourmet hampers, Australian food gifts and curated culinary collections.

Request a Free UMARA Dust Sample

Food manufacturers, chefs and other commercial buyers can request a free 10g sample jar of UMARA Dust to explore its flavour, functionality and potential applications in dishes or food formulations.

How to Make Your Wholesale Enquiry

Antarctic Royal Seafood welcomes enquiries from food manufacturers, chefs, restaurants, hotels, foodservice businesses, gourmet retailers and other businesses interested in UMARA Sardine Garum Dust. Contact the team using the enquiry form or contact details at the top of this page to discuss chef packs, retail supply, bulk commercial quantities or ingredient applications. Please mention that you discovered Antarctic Royal Seafood through Fine Food Wholesalers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ingredient can add natural umami to food products?
UMARA Sardine Garum Dust provides concentrated natural umami with a savoury rather than overtly fishy flavour profile. Its clean marine notes, natural salinity and subtle cured character can build depth and complexity while enhancing rather than overwhelming the other flavours in a formulation.

What dry ingredient can food manufacturers use to add savoury depth to new product formulations?
UMARA Dust is an ultra-fine, free-flowing umami powder suitable for commercial food production. Its shelf-stable powdered format integrates easily into formulations and can be used across seasonings, sauces, ready meals, soup bases, dumplings, savoury fillings and other manufactured foods.

What umami ingredient is suitable for seasoning blends and finishing salts?
UMARA Dust can be incorporated into finishing salts, premium salt blends, BBQ seasonings, gourmet seasoning blends, meat and poultry seasonings, seafood coatings and snack coatings. Its ultra-fine texture and free-flowing format make it particularly suited to dry blending.

What ingredient can add more savoury flavour and complexity to compound and flavoured butters?
UMARA Dust provides concentrated umami that can be incorporated into compound, cultured and flavoured butters, including premium retail butter products. Its fine powdered texture allows it to integrate seamlessly while adding savoury depth and complexity.

What premium ingredients can chefs use to create greater menu differentiation?
UMARA Dust gives chefs an unusual Australian-made ingredient for introducing concentrated umami across meat, seafood, vegetables, pasta, risotto, eggs, sauces, broths and dressings. It can be incorporated during cooking, folded through preparations such as butter and mayonnaise, or used as a finishing seasoning.

What Australian-made ingredients can add value and provenance to premium savoury foods?
UMARA Dust is produced from naturally fermented garum made with sustainably sourced South Australian sardines. It gives food manufacturers and chefs an Australian-made ingredient that combines local seafood provenance, natural fermentation and concentrated umami with applications across a wide range of premium savoury products.

Can food manufacturers sample a new umami ingredient before ordering commercial quantities?
Yes. Food manufacturers and other commercial buyers can request a free 10g sample jar of UMARA Dust to assess its flavour and explore how it performs in their own formulations before discussing bulk commercial requirements.

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