PURAC® Powder 55 and 60
Manage the taste in your product
Boosts flavors
Provides a clean,
mildly sour taste
Excellent powder properties
Enables cost reduction
Corbion Purac’s range of lactic acid powders enables food
and beverage producers to deliver a clean, long- lasting, sour
taste in their applications. In addition, these powders boost
flavors, enable cost reduction and have excellent powder
properties.
Lactic acid in powders
Consumers are familiar with and appreciate the taste of
lactic acid in products, such as yogurt and sourdough bread.
These products owe many of their characteristics to the
flavor of lactic acid. New markets exploring the use of lactic
acid include savory and sweet segments. Lactic acid in
powder form can benefit applications in these segments.
About PURAC Powder
In confectionery, PURAC® Powder is used for acid sanding.
The advantage of PURAC Powder over fat coated citric acid
and malic acid is its dry and white appearance and minimal
loss of sourness during shelf life.
In savory applications, lactic acid is known for its
enhancement of the flavors without increasing sourness.
Within the bakery market, sourdough premixes, cheese
biscuits and bagels are applications that can benefit from the
use of PURAC Powder.
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PURAC® Powder 55 and 60
Manage the taste in your product
Enhancing cheese flavor
Flavor boost
Cheese
10
Lactic acid is known for its enhancement of flavors in the
savory, dairy and fruit flavored products, such as drinks and
candy. Through its clean, mild and lingering flavor, it allows
manufacturers to avoid the effects experienced with using
other acids, such as citric acid, which is stringent and delivers
a more distinct citrus note.
5
Brothy
Creamy
0
Flavors boosted by lactic acid
Savory
Dairy
Fruit
Pepper
Tomato
Onion
Soy
Chilli
Ginger
Cheese
Yogurt
Dressings
Cherry
Strawberry
Other red fruits
Sour
Cheese powder + citric acid
Cheese powder + lactic acid powder
Cheese powder (3% reduced) + lactic acid powder
Figure 2
Cost reduction
Table 1: Overview of flavors boosted by lactic acid
PURAC Powder properties
PURAC Powder is lactic acid on a calcium lactate carrier. The
white powder has a characteristic lactic acid flavor and a
pure, clean, lactic acid taste. Almost all lactic acid is present
in free, directly titratable form. PURAC Powder is available in
55% and 60% acid concentrations. The powders are freeflowing, have a narrow particle size distribution (see figure 1)
and minimal hygroscopic behavior.
PURAC Powder has a high percentage of “free” (nonpolymerized) lactic acid, which has advantages in terms of
use-level.
Particle size distribution PURAC Powder
Lactic acid enhances cheese and dairy flavors. It helps to
either add more flavor to your products, or reduce costs,
while maintaining the flavor intensity and profile.
For example, in cheese applications, 3% cheese powder can
be replaced by 0.3-0.5% PURAC Powder, see figure 2. The
cost saved for cheese powder is approximately 5%.
Product
Description
Grade
PURAC Powder 55
Lactic acid on a
calcium lactate
carrier
55% lactic acid
PURAC Powder 60
Lactic acid on a
calcium lactate
carrier
60% lactic acid
Table 2: PURAC Powder grades and characteristics
Vol (%)
18
Salty
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
10
100
1000
10000 D (µm)
Figure 1
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With over 80 years of fermentation expertise and the use of natural raw materials to produce exceptional food and beverage ingredients, Corbion Purac has a wealth of
expertise in the world of biobased food ingredients. Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides, and a leading company in functional
blends containing enzymes, emulsifiers, minerals and vitamins. Corbion operates 10 production plants, in the USA, the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil and Thailand, and markets its
products through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors.
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