Beverages
REFRESHING IDEAS BY CORBION PURAC
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Facing challenges
in perfecting your
beverages?
Combining an innovative range of products with specially developed tools to ensure precise application,
Corbion Purac can guide you every step of the way in beverage development. Our broad portfolio
of beverage solutions offers refreshing new options for acidification, flavor boosting, fortification,
preservation and masking off flavors. We can even predict the impact of modifying your product. Let
us help you develop the most stable, tasty and healthy beverages. Partnering with us can bring fresh
ideas to the table. Tap into our expertise and save significantly on your own R&D.
Acidification is applied in most non-alcoholic beverages
for pH regulation and for flavor purposes. The choice of
acidulant – or combination of acidulants – can inevitably
impact the overall quality of the final product. Corbion Purac
offers natural innovative solutions which enable producers to
control acidification and stabilize natural colors in beverages.
Extending shelf life
PURAC® FIT Plus, the multi-purpose acidulant developed by
Corbion Purac, enables producers to stabilize natural colors
(anthocyanins) in beverages and to control Alicyclobacillus in
juice-based beverages. PURAC FIT Plus is a natural and pure
grade of lactic acid, specifically designed for taste sensitive
applications such as beverages and is increasingly being used
in the beverage industry as multi-purpose acidulant.
Color
Natural colors such as anthocyanins (natural red-purple) are
commonly acknowledged as unstable by nature and can
consequently provide reduction of color intensity or color
change ( browning) in beverages. Depending on various
factors such as pH, temperature and light, anthocyanin
stability in acidified beverages can be increased by up to 50%
by replacing citric acid with PURAC FIT Plus.
PURAC FIT Plus
 pH regulation
 Shelf life extension
Challenges when creating low calorie beverages include
off flavors or unpleasant, bitter aftertastes. Our product,
PURAC® FIT Plus, successfully masks off flavors of intensive
sweeteners, such as Aspartame and Stevia. PURAC FIT Plus
also brings a new flavor experience and a potential cost
saving - the addition level of flavors and artificial sweeteners
can be reduced up to 15%. In addition, it provides a mild, sour
flavor, improves shelf life and decreases precipitation scaling,
when compared to other acidifiers. PURAC FIT Plus is the
perfect building block for true beverage innovation, whether
used by itself, or in combination with other ingredients.
 Reduced precipitation-scaling
PURACAL, PURAMEX and GLUCONAL
 Excellent solubility
 Neutral taste
 High bioavailability
Mineral fortification
Consumer awareness of the importance of a healthy diet
increases and the industry is responding by developing more
functional foods labeled with scientifically sound health
claims. Producers of beverages have a unique opportunity
to harness these trends and help meet consumers’ dietary
needs in a convenient way by adding soluble minerals to their
beverages. Corbion Purac offers a range of soluble minerals,
perfectly suited for these products.
The Purac® Beverage Fortification Calculator
Reaching the desired level of fortification with minimum
impact on application and process is feasible with Corbion
Purac solutions - Extensive products and knowledge
combined. The key properties of our natural mineral lactates
and gluconates include excellent solubility, a neutral taste
and high bioavailability. Our product range includes calcium,
magnesium, iron, zinc and potassium.
However, adding functional ingredients into beverages
can be particularly challenging; sensory problems and
solubility issues are common. And how do you decrease the
precipitation scaling during heat treatment? To overcome
these challenges you need to work with Corbion Purac.
We have developed a unique tool – the Purac® Beverage
Fortification Calculator - which enables you to predict the
stability of your beverage when minerals are added to fortify
the formula.
By using this unique tool, we can help reduce your R&D time
up to 85%, increase speed to market and avoid sediment
issues, either in production, or in the end-product. Contact us
and find out how you can use the online version of the Purac®
Beverage Fortification Calculator.
Issue
Problem
Solution
Shelf life
Color stability
PURAC FIT Plus
Alicyclobacillus in juice based
beverages
PURAC FIT Plus
Acidification
PURAC FIT Plus, PURAC FCC
Too acidic
Replace part of the acidification system with PURAC FIT Plus.
HIS*
PURAC FIT Plus
Flavor profile is dull
PURAC FIT Plus
Nutritional profile
PURACAL® (Ca), PURAMEX® (Mg, Zn, K), GLUCONAL® (Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, K)
Sedimentation
Soluble mineral source, lactate and/or gluconate based.
Taste impact
Add a neutral tasting mineral like lactate or gluconate.
Precipitation scaling
Change acidifier (e.g. citric acid forms calcium citrate if soluble calcium is
available.)
Control of Alicyclobacillus spores
Alicyclobacillus is a spore forming bacteria which
spoils juice-based beverages. Though spoilage is not
a safety concern, it is a serious economic issue for
the juice industry. PURAC FIT Plus enables producers
to inhibit growth of Alicyclobacillus’ vegetative cells
and to avoids Alicyclobacillus’ spores to germinate.
Furthermore it can be applied as extra hurdle in
controlling yeast and mold.
 Taste optimisation
Acidification and flavor improvement
Taste
Nutrition
Select a highly soluble calcium source.
*High Intensive Sweeteners
Global presence
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Corbion in Food
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.
Our extensive portfolio combined with leading expertise, application knowledge and technical service make us your food
industry partner, helping solve food integrity issues by providing improvements in shelf life, freshness and food safety.
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. The company delivers high performance biobased
products made from renewable resources and applied in global markets such as bakery, meat, pharmaceuticals and
medical devices, home and personal care, packaging, automotive, coatings and coating resins. Its products have a
differentiating functionality in all kinds of consumer products worldwide. In 2012, Corbion generated annual sales of €753
million and had a workforce of 1,800 employees. Corbion is listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam (listing name is CSM). For
more information: www.corbion.com
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