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Citrus Fiber used as a tomato paste extender for pizza sauce
July 12, 2023
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The Secret Sauce: Tomato Paste Extender for Pizza Sauce

Years ago, I attended a new product development course at the Annual IFT Expo. The instructor assigned groups to tackle one of New Orleans’s conundrums – lack of nutrition within the homeless community. To fully understand the communities’ needs, our group milled around the city on foot interviewing shelters, missions and other non-profit homeless organizations. We returned to our class with the ultimate idea – pizza. Pizza met the nutritional requirements to survive the streets. This ideal delivery system full of vegetables, proteins and grains was packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals. And the secret sauce – no pun intended…

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September 30, 2022
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Serving up Plant-based Sausage – Citrus Fiber

Sausages are a favorite staple in many regions of the world. In the U.S., they pop up in a variety settings including backyard BBQs, festivals, sport stadiums, and state fairs. They are the perfect carriers when it comes to seasonings, flavors and even vegetable or fruit inclusions. As a result, they fit in any meal -morning, noon or night. Because of the popularity, many manufacturers tend to create their own plant-based sausage versions to offer the market more options. However, producing a plant-based sausage comes with challenges. Animal-based sausages tend to be firm, meaty and slightly chewy due to the…

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Clean Label Bakery Fillings using Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber
July 13, 2022
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Bakery Fillings: Converting to Clean Label

What is more decadent than biting into a warm donut with filling oozing over your lips? This fond memory stems back from childhood days and forward into adulthood. Bakery fillings come in a variety of flavors and textures including cream, chocolate, fruit and nut-based. This gives bakers a palette of options which make the combinations endless. However, bakers also use stabilizers to improve the filling’s stability and texture. For instance, fruit fillings typically contain added pectin to thicken and gel. Also, bakers incorporate modified starches which provide viscosity, heat tolerance and freeze/thaw stability. For years, bakers leaned on these hydrocolloids…

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Starch Replacement in Formulations Food Collage
April 29, 2022
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Starch Replacement in Formulations: Ironing out the Options

Food starch is one of the most common food ingredients used today. For instance, consumers sprinkle food starches into their home recipes to create thick and creamy soups. And the food industry uses it as a workhorse ingredient in almost every food product around the globe. Many of the common botanical starch sources include corn, wheat and rice. They all provide multiple functionalities including thickening, viscosity, gelling, binding and emulsification depending on the botanical source and modification. In the hydrocolloid world, they are the champions of water management. As a result, they create high quality processed foods such as yogurts,…

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Egg Replacement - Citrus Fiber in Bakery Foods, Dressings and Sauces
April 20, 2022
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Egg Replacement: The Good Egg – Citrus Fiber

Real eggs are the workhorse ingredients in the food world. They have so many functions in baked goods including aeration, browning color, binding, humectancy and leavening to improve the texture over shelf-life. Moreover, eggs provide coagulation, coatings, crystallization control and richness to a variety of other foods. Besides the functional benefits, eggs also fortify foods with protein content. So, why would the market demand egg replacement options? Eggs experience pricing fluctuations like any other food staple. Temporary anomalies such as the current Avian flu create price hikes and supply constraints that affect companies that are not locked into contracts or…

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Sliced Chicken - Clean Label Processed Meats
April 13, 2022
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Clean Label Processed Meats: Tips using Citrus Fiber

Animal meat processors continue to swirl around in a pool of continuous market flux. For instance, the entire supply chain faces dilemmas ranging from animal treatment to environmental concerns. However, one demand that continues to surface is clean label. This trend floated to the top due to a shift to plant-based eating. Though meat substitutes may be packed with plant-based proteins, some critics quickly point out the degree of processing that occurs. Because of this, many skeptical consumers revert back to their definition of “real food” –  clean label processed meats. Clean label in this arena applies to many facets…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Improves Plant-based Meat Formulations & Dairy Alternatives
March 23, 2022
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Natural Products Expo Trends: Plant-based Meat Formulations & Dairy Alternatives

It happened! The 2022 Natural Product Expo West show resumed its regular in-person exhibition. For those who are not familiar with this trade show, it is the mecca of all trade shows when it comes to natural food products. For the seasoned attendees, one knows this massive show merits at least two days, a pre-planned floor strategy and a pair of cozy shoes to wear. If you are lucky enough, you may eye-spy tinsel town investors and actors trolling the floor next to you. However, this year, it is no surprise that plant-based foods stood in the limelight. Two categories…

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ice cream stabilizer replacer - Citri-Fi citrus fiber
March 4, 2022
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Ice Cream Stabilizers: Churning with Substitutes

Hydrocolloids are so dramatic! Their procurement story endures twists and turns caused by numerous factors. For instance, if farmers are spared from adverse weather conditions, then geopolitical instability may exist. If regions are in harmony, then logistics face shortfalls. These dramatic wrenches disrupted the food ingredient supply chain today which includes hydrocolloids. Because of the hydrocolloid supply constraint, frozen food developers are seeking substitutes for ice cream stabilizers. Hydrocolloids such as starches, gums, and alginates are the backbone in many formulations. Depending on the type, they can provide stabilization, gelation and other effects when used in food and beverages. In…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Texturizing Ingredient
February 14, 2022
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Givaudan and Fiberstar enter agreement to expand plant-based texturising ingredients to new markets

GENEVA AND RIVER FALLS, WIS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 14, 2022 Givaudan and US-based company Fiberstar today announced that they have entered into an agreement allowing Givaudan to commercialise and use Fiberstar’s natural, plant-based texturising ingredient Citri-Fi®. The collaboration will support the expansion of Givaudan’s Taste & Wellbeing portfolio while extending Fiberstar’s geographic footprint and research & development opportunities. The collaboration combines Givaudan’s broad customer reach and leadership in Taste, Sense, Nutrition and Health with Fiberstar’s expertise in the foodstuff texturising market space enabling food manufacturers to better respond to consumer demand in plant-based ingredients for products that combine desirable texture and taste….

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Bakery Mixes - Citri-Fi citrus fiber bakery texturant
February 11, 2022
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The Buzz about Bakery Texturants in Bakery Mixes

Bakery mixes are the perfect blend of convenience and quasi-baking from scratch. Because of this, those with tight schedules can throw on an apron and bake at a fraction of the time. Mixes have other benefits in the food land including shelf stability, versatility and customization. For instance, bakery mixes have longer shelf lives compared to their ready-to-eat (RTE) versions. And these mixes can incorporate a variety of ingredients catering to specific consumer diets such as keto, gluten-free and low glycemic. Surprisingly, this food segment rarely gets the airtime compared to the bakery category in general. To provide more insight…

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