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Cream-filled Pastry - Citri-Fi Natural Citrus Fiber / Fibre Emulsification
February 4, 2019
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BLOG: Cream Fillings for Bakery – The Freezer’s Princess

Cream fillings in bakery products are delicious fresh. However, when frozen, these products lose their reign in quality. Citri-Fi natural fiber is an ideal clean solution that helps stabilize cream-based components in various processing and storage conditions including freeze/thaw. Imagine you are walking down the street and the smell of warm butter and sugar lasso you into the nearest patisserie. Once through the door, your eyes light up as you stare at the assortment of eclairs, pies, Danishes and croissants. And in the middle of this sweet Eden sits the puffed pastry filled with thick, luscious cream. She is the…

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Citri-Fi Natural Citrus Fiber / Fibre Improves Dressings and Sauces by Improving Texture, Stability and Emulsification
January 23, 2019
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BLOG: Yogurt Dressings Find a Natural Fit

When relying on natural ingredients, clean label food dressings encounter stability challenges. Citri-Fi® natural citrus fiber’s high water and oil holding functionalities provides the stability and quality that developers strive to achieve. Every month, new food dressings hit the store shelves touting new flavors and textures. This innovation engine is fueled by merging dressings within its own category or across food categories like dairy yogurt. Dressings come in all textures, flavors and colors. Some even create new textures such as adding spices, herbs and gourmet cheese particulates. So why not yogurt in a dressing? But wait, clean label is the…

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January 16, 2019
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Frozen Desserts: Keeping them Creamy (Dairy Foods)

Frozen dessert is one super star indulgence rising in ranks of popularity. However, creating these frosty treats entails more than just ingredients, a container and a freezer fairy. These frozen delights require ingredient and formulation expertise and processing know-how. However, due to the clean label and health movement, developers expert in the traditional science find themselves scrambling around for new acceptable ingredients. And when there is a new ingredient(s), there is always a new way or process and critical success factors. If you are one of those thrill seekers, you are going to find this article to be a great…

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December 10, 2018
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BLOG: International Citrus and Beverage Conference (ICBC) Insights: Interview

The annual International Citrus and Beverage Conference draws industry leaders together to discuss the latest advances and challenges within the citrus and beverage industry. President & CEO, John Haen of Fiberstar provides some insights about its importance to the industry, Fiberstar’s participation and speaking take-aways.     Q1: What is the International Citrus Beverage Conference (ICBC) and who attends this conference? This annual conference https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/citrus/ discusses key topics relative to global juice and beverage technology. This year, the conference focused on updates in quality and consumer testing, FSMA regulations, processing plant technology and market insights regarding the beverage category. The…

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November 1, 2018
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Citri-Fi a Natural Alternative to Phosphates in Meat & Poultry

The market is seeking natural ingredient alternatives to improve food labeling. Meat and poultry are no exception. New and emerging natural options are offering opportunities to improve food products without compromising on quality. Fiberstar continues to support new science supporting Citri-Fi citrus flour. Citri-Fi 100M40 in conjunction with phosphates is commonly used to improve yields and texture in poultry products. This natural, functional citrus flour also plays a crucial role in replacing phosphates. Learn more by checking out the below articles: Evaluation of Citrus Fiber as a Natural Alternative to Sodium Tripolyphosphate in Bologna Physical and Chemical Effects of Citrus…

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October 3, 2018
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BLOG: The Magic of Turning Liquid Oils into Natural Flowable Powders

The Magic in Turning Liquid Oils into Natural Flow-able Powders Oil delivery systems are commonplace when using flavors and nutrients within the food and beverage industry. However, the growing need for natural solutions is moving the conventional systems aside for more label friendly options such as Citri-Fi® citrus fiber. Not only do these consumer friendly fibers turn liquids to powder but they also improve the quality of the final food product. Author: Nesha Zalesny (Technical Sales Manager) The day Whole Foods publicly released a list of unacceptable food ingredients was the day when the clean label movement was born.  A…

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August 20, 2018
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BLOG: Keeping Drinkable Yogurts Natural with Citrus Fiber

Natural food trends drive the need to replace ingredients like starches, pectin and/or gums within yogurt-based products. Citri-Fi® natural citrus fiber benefits from the process by becoming more functional at very low usage levels to provide the desired texture and mouthfeel in drinkable yogurts. Author: Nesha Zalesny (Technical Sales Manager) 8/20/18 Drinkable Yogurt Market Drinkable yogurts have been on the market for years. However, recently in the U.S. markets, these dairy products experienced a spike in popularity. Manufacturers use drinkable yogurts as a novel vehicle to deliver healthy ingredients such as probiotics and protein. Kefir, which is a slightly fizzy…

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August 8, 2018
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BLOG: Plant-Based Beverages: An Untapped Opportunity for Natural, Functional Fibers (Part 2)

Citri-Fi natural citrus fiber’s ease of use and superior functional benefits within beverages like juices, RTD, plant-based drinks and powdered mixes makes this an ideal solution versus other hydrocolloids and/or stabilizers on the market. Author: Nesha Zalesny, Fiberstar Technical Sales Manager (8/8/18)   Citri-Fi® Benefits versus Other Stabilizers/Texturants Citri-Fi is a natural citrus fiber created from a patented process free from chemicals. The process opens up the fiber to create high surface area which provides high water holding capacity and emulsification properties. In some beverage applications, Citri-Fi is used in conjunction with gellan gum. This natural fiber’s tight oil and…

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July 31, 2018
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BLOG: Plant-Based Beverages: An Untapped Opportunity for Natural, Functional Fibers (Part 1)

The plant-based beverage market escalated due to environmental and health orientated drivers. Hydrocolloids are used to improve the texture and stability of these emerging beverages. However, not all stabilizers are created equal nor hit all the critical success factors in making a high quality product. Author: Nesha Zalesny, Fiberstar Technical Sales Manager (7/31/18) Dairy Alternative Beverage Market Various factors have fueled an explosion of growth in the non-dairy beverage market. One of the primary factors has been the significant amount of research around the environmental and health impact of consuming dairy products.  This research increased the awareness of factory farming…

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July 20, 2018
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Citrus Fiber In the News

Ingredient Round Up: June 2018 (Food Processing)

Silver dihydrogen citrate antimicrobial Pure Control is a patented, FDA-approved, silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, offering produce processors a solution that can significantly mitigate the risk of foodborne illnesses resulting from consumption of their products. More than three years of extensive testing has shown consistent and materially significant reductions in the pathogens most frequently associated with foodborne illness outbreaks traced to processed produce (including E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria). Additionally, there are no negative organoleptic impacts resulting from its application. It’s a highly effective, non-toxic food safety solution, which is safe for both people and the environment. Produce processors typically…

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