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Clean Label Food - Citrus Fiber
December 12, 2023
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Clean Label Food & Beverage: 2023 Top Searches

Food trends come and go, however, clean label is here to stay. Although clean label suggests just that, the definition is highly subjective and carries a myriad of meanings. To some this term implies familiarity, naturalness and simplicity. And to others it refers to sustainable and environmentally friendly. Regardless of the clean label food definition, this movement has affected most food and beverage categories to some degree. Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber  – Clean Label Food & Beverages Citri-Fi is produced from byproduct of the citrus juicing industry. The clean process, which is free from chemical modifications, is one piece of the…

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May 2, 2023
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Organic Citrus Fiber: Nature’s Upcycled Food

The organic food market exploded over the past few decades. What started with a heightened demand for organic fruits and vegetables expanded into other categories such as canned foods, bakery flours, sauces and spices. According to the Organic Trade Association (OTA), the U.S. organic food sales in 2020 grew 12.8% to a new high of $56.4 billion. And about 6 percent of the food sold in the United States was certified organic. However, the U.S. is not alone with demanding more organic foods on the market. This trend streams across the globe in other regions like Europe and Asia Pacific….

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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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Tomato Extension: Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber can create more natural textures
August 31, 2021
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Tomato Extension: Stay out of the Red

The tomato shortage story begins with “once a upon a time” when tomatoes were a key staple crop in the California central valley. But over the years, the market and the environment took its toll on this once flourishing agriculture. This saga talks about how the tomato crop fell out of favor in export due to stronger domestic currency. As a result, this drove farmers to reduce their crop size and/or sow their fields with other profitable foods like almonds, pistachio and grapes. And then compounded with drought and last year’s COVID hoarding spree, tomato supplies struggled to rebound. Now…

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July 13, 2021
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Starch Replacement & Food Gum Extender using Citrus Fiber

Your local restaurant bellied up. Your favorite sneaker size is backordered for months. However, the world did not end. You can still purchase toilet paper. The pandemic’s aftermath affected supply chains globally which touched almost every commerce sector including the food industry. Lock down and affected employees caused operations to cease or slow down. Because of this, food production trickled, and seaports became congested which led to a trade imbalance. As a result, food ingredient availability, especially ones importing into the U.S. like certain starches and gums, quickly tightened. In the end, food manufacturers scrambled to find alternatives including starch…

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Citri-Fi citrus fiber provides emulsification and full body texture in plant sauces like vegan ranch dressing
January 28, 2021
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Plant Sauces: Dressing up Stability and Emulsification

The market whirled their attention around meat substitutes for the past year. At the same time, dairy alternative foods such as plant milks and dairy-free cheeses continued to grab market share. Yet, one food category remains amiss in this plant-based phenomena – plant sauces. For centuries, sauces and dressings were and still are food’s beloved canopy of flavor and texture. And since some of these products use animal-derived ingredients, they too face challenges converting into vegan versions. Plant Sauce Challenges Some sauces and dressings use egg and/or milk proteins to provide texture, stability and flavor. When eliminated, food products suffer…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Improves Nutri-Score and Nutrition Labels of Foods
November 10, 2020
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Improve Your Nutri-Score using Citrus Fiber in Foods

The Nutri-Score is a type of traffic light system which helps consumers in the EU to choose “healthier” foods. For instance, this scoring system classifies foods and beverages into five groups starting with A (green) to E (red). Food ingredients are ranked from 1 to 10 which is then summed up to calculate a letter grade. It is this letter grade that highlights whether the food is healthy or not. For example, ingredients like sugar, saturated fats and sodium worsens the score. On the other hand ingredients like protein and dietary fiber improves the score. From this nutrition label, consumers…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Extract Provides High Water Holding and Emulsification Properties to Food Products
June 9, 2020
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Citrus Fiber/Fibre: Frequently Asked Questions

Citrus fiber is the “go-to” clean label ingredient, especially Citri-Fi® citrus fiber. This natural citrus fiber sets itself apart from other citrus fibers due to its sustainable story, patented technology and superior functional benefits. For instance this citrus fiber or citrus fiber extract provides high water holding, emulsification and gelling properties. In addition, it cleans up food labeling. Learn more about this superior citrus fiber by checking out the frequently asked questions. Because of citrus fiber’s clean label functional benefits in food and beverage products, the food industry placed citrus fiber in the limelight. As a result, customers continue to ask…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber in Foods Improves Water Holding and Emulsification
May 19, 2020
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How to Add Citri-Fi® Citrus Fiber to Foods

Citri-Fi® citrus fiber improves texture, labeling, stability and nutrition of various food products. However, to use this natural citrus fiber in foods, it needs to be hydrated correctly to activate the full functionality. As a result, these four easy methods minimize dispersion issues that may arise when adding this natural ingredient.  Before diving into how to use citrus fiber in foods, let us review why you need to use Citri-Fi in the first place. Citri-Fi citrus fiber uses a process free from chemical modifications. The mechanical process opens up the fiber to provide high water holding and emulsification properties. As…

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Citri-Fi® Citrus Fiber Improves Healthy Food by Reducing Eggs, Oils and Fat and Contributes Fiber
May 12, 2020
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5 Way to Create Healthy Food using Citrus Fiber

Citri-Fi® citrus fiber creates high quality healthy food. For instance, this natural citrus fiber provides high water holding and emulsification properties. As a result, this natural citrus fiber can reduce oil, fat, eggs and add dietary fiber to an array of food products like bakery, beverages, dressings and snacks.  Creating healthy food today involves subtracting negatively perceived ingredients in addition to adding health promoting elements. For instance, food makers continue to reduce oils and fats in foods. As a result, consumers benefit from lower calories. On the other hand, creating better foods entails removing allergens such as soy, gluten or egg….

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