Fiberstar and Gum Technology partner for next generation texturisers
Fiberstar Inc. and Gum Technology will announce a new partnership at FiE, creating a revolutionary new line of texturising ingredients.
Bringing the proven moisture management of Fiberstar’s Citri-Fi®, together with highly functional hydrocolloid-based stabilizer blends from Gum Technology, Hydro-FiTM presents a new generation of texturisers for baked goods, frozen desserts, meat products and sauces.
Designed to provide innovative, high performance solutions for specific food formulation challenges, the new Hydro-Fi ingredient range also offers significant cost reductions and performance benefits for manufacturers, including increased moisture retention, extended shelf life and improved yield and texture.
The Hydro-Fi portfolio currently comprises: Hydro-Fi CXA-0823 for partial egg replacement in cakes; Hydro-Fi TGC-1100 for decreased ice crystallization and improved taste in reduced fat ice cream and sorbets; Hydro-Fi CXA-10024 for improved emulsification and cling of sauces; and Hydro-Fi CCX-1028 for enhanced yield in meat products.
“Ingredient solutions that deliver cost savings while retaining product quality is the food industry’s ultimate quest,” comments Dale Lindquist, President and CEO, Fiberstar.
“We’re really excited by today’s launch. The two companies’ combined expertise and ingredients have enabled the emergence of an entirely new line of texturisers. Amalgamating the textural benefits of hydrocolloids with the unique properties of citrus fibre presents a new generation of ingredients that provide benefits well beyond the proven performance of their individual constituents.”
Dale Lindquist, continues: “The potential of Hydro-Fi and Citri-Fi is almost limitless – we’re keen to develop relationships with other ingredient manufacturers who would be interested in capitalising on Citri-Fi’s unique water and oil retention performance in combination with their own ingredients.”
To hear more about Hydro-Fi at FiE, attend Fiberstar’s launch presentation – 5pm Tuesday, November 29 in the seminar theatre, Hall 4, or visit booth 2F49-1 in the USA Pavilion.