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Applications > Beverages > FLAVOURED
WATERS
Flavoured
waters
Flavoured waters or "near waters" are
natural extensions of the bottled water market, and
we expect to see continuing product launches in this
area.
| Ingredient
Functionality |
Ingredient
and Benefits |
| Acidulants |
| The addition
of a small amount of acid with sweeteners can
enhance the flavour perception of flavoured waters. |
ADM Citric
Acid is a natural acidulant that
gives a pleasant acid note.
ATP Tartaric
Acid is
a natural acidulant, but with a slightly
more acidic profile than citric acid.
 Other
less commonly used acidulants are summarised
in the Acidulants section. |
| Antioxidants |
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Antioxidants
such as ascorbic acid can
be added to ensure good stability. |
| Colours |
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HWL offers
a comprehensive range of natural and
artificial colours for use in all food and beverage applications.
Our suppliers, Cathay Industries, DD
Williamson and Phytone,
cover the colour spectrum. |
| Flavours |
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Whether
still or sparkling, Symrise has
a great range of flavours to add a sophisticated
edge to water. |
| Gums
and hydrocolloids |
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ADM's
Xanthan Gum is often
used to provide viscosity in flavoured waters due to the
low dosages needed. It is also very stable to acid,
temperature and enzymes. ADM has high clarity versions
specifically designed for this application.
Herbstreith
and Fox Instant
CJ204 is an agglomerated pectin which provides extra
mouthfeel and improved flavour release to beverages. |
| Minerals |
Many
manufacturers choose to add additional minerals
to flavoured milks. Typically these include
calcium in a number of formats, but other minerals
can also be added.
Check
out our Minerals
selection |
Jost
Chemicals has developed unique
new technology for manufacturing ultra-pure calcium salts with
very low levels of aluminium, lead, manganese,
iron and other vagrant metals. Jost also has a comprehensive range of purity
salts including ascorbates, carbonates,
citrates, fumarates, gluconates, lactates,
malates, nitrates, phosphates, succinates
and sulphates.
Jost Chemicals Calcium Citrate is
a fine powdered material, with low levels
of aluminium, suited
to specialty mineral applications
Kirsch
Pharma Calcium Carbonate is
a fine powdered material suitable for inclusion in dairy
beverages.
Kirsch Pharma supplies
HWL with a comprehensive range of high quality iInorganic
mineral salts for use in beverage fortification. |
| Sweeteners |
| HWL
offer a range of sweeteners including ADM Cornsweet
Fructose, which can be added at low concentrations
to give a mild sweet profile. |
ADM Cornsweet
Fructose is a crystalline sweetener
with 1.2 - 1.6 times the sweetness of sucrose.
ADM Cornsweet Fructose also
has a low glycaemic index and is suitable
for use at very low dose
rates, especially in combination with high
intensity sweeteners such as sucralose. |
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