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Citrus Fiber Improves Cheese Alternatives
January 4, 2022
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Smile and Say Cheese Alternatives!

Through the years, cheese producers convinced the market that cheese is the magic ingredient that makes food taste great! Commercials encouraged parents to melt it on vegetables to make it more palatable for their children. Pizza is not pizza unless there is a long stretch of mozzarella hanging off the slice. And when snacking hit its peak, cheese stood on a pedestal due to its protein content and dairy health benefits. Because of this, dairy-based cheese literally milked the market. The popularity created an opportunity for new offerings such as cheese alternatives. At the same time, the dairy alternative demand…

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Citri-Fi citrus fiber binds water in fresh pet foods
June 29, 2021
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Fresh Pet Food: Prevent Water Separation using Citrus Fiber

Pet parents rearing furry babies continue to drive many of the pet humanization trends today especially in pet food and treats. With this in mind, pet humanization is a phenomena where pet owners treat their pets like children. These consumers purchase items that resemble products they purchase for themselves. For instance, pet owners tend to read food labels, select minimally processed foods and veer towards healthier versions. Due to this trend, fresh pet foods continue to thrive within the specialty pet food segment. Fresh pet foods attract pet parents by their short ingredient lists, fresh raw materials and healthier positioning….

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Bakery ingredients like Citri-Fi citrus fiber improve freshness in baked goods
May 19, 2021
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Bakery Ingredients: 5 ways to use Citrus Fiber

Creating bakery foods is a combination of art and science. Where else can an elbow test measure viscosity or a handful means a cup? Although measuring methods produce the perfect loaf or muffin, bakery ingredients play an equally important role especially on a mass scale. For instance, bakers use additional ingredients not commonly used in home baking to preserve the baked good’s quality during post production, handling and storage. Citri-Fi is an upcycled natural citrus fiber created from byproduct of the citrus juicing process. This natural ingredient provides high water holding and emulsification properties which benefit a variety of baked…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Natural Emulsifier Pet Food Ingredient
March 31, 2021
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Natural Emulsifier in Pet Foods: Citrus Fiber

Slowly you twist the can opener peeling back the lid without a sound. Regardless of the silence, your furry canines bolt into the room with their tongues swinging. Quickly you pour the contents into their bowls and watch them lap it up within seconds. In the end, this ritual sounds quick and simple. On the other hand, creating this healthy and nutritious pet food results in multiple challenges. In the past, pets scavenged left-out scraps. However, over the years pet food companies changed this by creating specific foods for companion pets. And as time chugged along, standard pet foods bloomed…

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Turn Oil into Powder using Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber
February 9, 2021
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Turn Oil into Powder: A Medicinal Dilemma

Dry or powdered foods existed since prehistoric eras. Drying foods extended the availability for longer periods of time which became an essential survival technique. Not only did it preserve foods like meats but it also eased travel with less weight to carry. Today, a variety of foods come in powder form for similar reasons such as beverages, soups and sauces. Drying off the water to convert the food into powder was a commonality among all these foods. At the same time, a growing need emerged to turn oil into free flowing powder. A rising demand to create oil powder stemmed…

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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 Minimizes Syneresis and Creates Thicker Textures in Plant-based Yogurt
October 27, 2020
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Plant-based Yogurts: Top Facts to Know

Plant-based Yogurts Bases – Old and New Years ago, the only non-dairy yogurts found on the grocery shelves ranged from soy to rice based. However, today, this expanded into a variety of options. Other dairy-free bases moving up in rank include: almond, coconut, hemp, cashew and oat. Moreover, plant-based yogurts now reside next to their animal-based counterparts in the grocery store. As a result, this gives consumers an opportunity to try something new or use these products as a gateway to a plant-based lifestyle. In the end, plant milks will provide the segway into dairy-free yogurts. As a result, new…

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Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Natural Emulsifier for Sauce and Dressings
October 6, 2020
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Sauces & Meat Substitutes: Citrus Fiber Successes

Citri-Fi® citrus fiber provides multiple functionalities which benefits various food products. For instance, in September, 2020 despite the numerous citrus fiber wins, two categories stood out – sauces and meat substitutes. So, what do these three foods have in common? All require emulsification in order to create stability. At the same time, finding a natural emulsifier is an even bigger challenge. Creamy and Emulsified Stable Sauces In sauces, Citri-Fi citrus fiber provides several benefits. For example, in dressings and condiments like vegan mayonnaise, Citri-Fi 100M40 (0.25% to 1.50%) emulsifies the oil and water to create a creamy texture. This emulsion…

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Hydrating Citri-Fi Citrus Fiber Activates the Functional Benefits in Food Products
September 29, 2020
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Hydrating Citrus Fiber – Citri-Fi® Functional Fiber

Fiberstar’s Citri-Fi® citrus fiber provides natural functional benefits which improve food product stability and quality. However, hydrating citrus fiber is key. Due to the natural fiber’s composition of both insoluble and soluble fiber, which contains natural intact pectin, Citri-Fi provides high water holding and emulsification properties. As a result, product developers create products with cleaner food labels without compromising quality. Fiberstar’s technical service team highlighted the below critical success factors when hydrating citrus fiber. 1) Why is hydrating Citri-Fi citrus fiber important when used in food products? Citri-Fi citrus fiber is created from byproduct of the citrus juicing industry. The…

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