New food product developers are forever challenged with creating innovative, clean-label beverages that maximize nutritional value without negatively impacting sensory attributes. This is especially the case with fortified instant beverages, which have an increased amount of perceivable particulates due to the addition of vitamin-mineral blends, fiber, protein, and other nutritional ingredients. These ingredients, especially the protein selection, can also increase the beverage’s astringency, and the textural properties of the finished beverage may be negatively impacted, too.
That has changed with Ticaloid® Ultrasmooth CL, a new hydrocolloid blend from TIC Gums specially designed to target texture and improve suspension in these protein beverages. This cold water soluble system dissolves quickly into a solution, allowing consumers to experience the textural benefits of reconstitution. In addition, this label-friendly, kosher ingredient also suspends and stabilizes protein shakes and meal replacers while improving mouth coating.
TIC Gums is offering a new white paper that provides texture profiles comparing stabilizer options, prototype formulations, and destabilization kinetics of three protein beverages.
Please contact your Skidmore representative for samples or additional information.
