Citri-Fi® is a novel, all-natural functional food ingredient made from citrus pulp that is specially suited for adding moistness, controlling moisture migration, improving yields, replacing fat, and reducing the cost of a wide variety of food products. Citri-Fi’s water holding capabilities are truly remarkable as it not only holds water; it binds it and does not release it over time - even through freeze-thaw conditions. The superior water-binding functionality of Citri-Fi makes it an outstanding natural fat replacer that maintains taste and texture, and reduces cost. With over 70 tested food applications, Citri-Fi is an essential ingredient for food manufacturers to use to enhance the quality and healthiness of their finished food products. Popular applications include: bakery, dairy, dressings and sauces, frozen foods, meat, and prepared salads. Citri-Fi is GRAS, non-GMO, all-natural, non-allergenic, kosher-parve, and halal.

Citri-Fi ® is …

…Functional. From moisture management to fat replacement, Citri-Fi’s® ability to outperform other ingredients while maintaining similar water activity levels is exceptional.

…Versatile. From baked goods to sauces to processed meats to low fat cheese to frozen foods to beverages, Citri-Fi’s® ability to improve food quality, freshness and nutrition across a wide variety of applications is extraordinary.

…Desirable. Citri-Fi’s® label friendly ability to both maintain or improve taste, texture, mouth feel and volume while maintaining or lowering finished product costs is unparalleled.

Citri-Fi® improves …

…Quality and Freshness. Citri-Fi® makes an outstanding moisture management tool. Use Citri-Fi ® to...

…Reduce syneresis of water and/or oil in existing formulas such as meat fillings, sauces and thawing frozen foods.

…Add and bind additional water in a formula to increase moistness, improve yields and extend shelf life.

…Retard moisture migration to achieve a more uniform level of moisture throughout the food product.

…Reduce ice crystal formation in frozen food products.

Citri-Fi ® can also be used as a strengthening agent in pie crusts, a suspending agent for providing body in beverages and as a thickening and emulsification agent in applications such as salad dressings, sauces, and puddings.

Table 1. Summary of nutritional improvement in various food applications when Citri-Fi® and added water are used to replace from 33% to 50% (100% in muffins) of the formula oil or shortening.

Nutrition Improvement Summary		% Reduction
Application % Fat/Shortening Reduction Total Calories Calories from Fat Total Fat Saturated Fat  Trans Fat Alfredo Sauce 33% 22% 36% 33% 33% n/a Bread, Rolls 50% 8% 50% 50% 100% n/a Brownies 50% 16% 41% 35% 50% n/a Cake, Chocolate 50% 13% 38% 44% 44-67% n/a Cinnamon Rolls 50% 15% 42% 46% 37% 50% Cheese, Imitation 50% 40% 50% 50% 43% 57% Cream Filling 33% 10% 33% 33% 33% 50% Donuts, yeast raised 50% 10% 33% 30% 20% 40% Honeybuns 50% 10% 33% 30% 20% 40% Icing 50% 17% 30% 36% 42-43% n/a Muffins 100% 10% 25% 29% 100% n/a Nutrition Bars 50% 16% 25% 29% 100% n/a Salad Dressing 50% 33% 44% 50% 33% n/a Tortillas 50% 15% 43-57% 50% 50% n/a

When it comes to improving quality, freshness, nutrition and cost,
Citri-Fi® is the right ingredient at the right time!™