FOOD ADDITIVES
The use of chemicals for food dates to ancient times. Early people used salt to preserve meat and fish, herbs and spices to season foods, sugar to preserve fruits, and vinegar to pickle cucumbers.

Now, almost all food manufacturers require an increasing volume of food additives to perform a number of specific functions in the food processing. World Good Way Inc. supplies all organic food additives such as citric acid, dextrose and maltodextrin that comply with the requirements of respective food chemical standards.

These food additives serve several functions for food and beverage industries as flavor and color enhancer, stabilizing agent, sweetener and antioxidant among others.

Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is a derivative of starch, characterized by a DE value of less than 20. It is an odorless white powder with an extremely bland taste. It has an extensive application in the food and beverage industry as well as in the pharmaceutical industry because it is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food ingredient. In the food industry, it is commonly used as a thickening agent and a flavor carrier while it acts as a binding agent in pharmaceuticals.

Maltodextrin is produced from the controlled hydrolysis of Corn starch or Waxy maize starch with the aid of an acid or enzyme (typically the Bacterial-Alpha-Amylase). The intermediate product of the partial hydrolysis of starch is then refined using clarification, carbon treatment and ion exchange to achieve the desired DE value. After which, the final product is spray dried to a moisture level of 3 % to 5 %.

A number of the characteristics of maltodextrin are related to Dextrose Equivalent (DE), which indicates the degree of polymerization of the starch molecule - or the number of monosaccharide units present in the starch molecule. Maltodextrins with different DE values also vary in their usage. For instance, high molecular weight maltodextrins (those with a low DE), exhibits high viscosity and are excellent food additives used to achieve mouth feel. On the other hand, lower weight maltodextrins (those with a high DE value) are good carriers for flavor and aromatizers mainly due to their high solubility. Click here to download the product catalog.

Dextrose
Dextrose (C6H12O6) is a natural sugar present widely in nature. As a constituent of cellulose, starch and glycogen, it is found in all plants and animals. Dextrose is widely used in the food and beverage industries as natural sweetener, acidulant, carbohydrate source, preservatives and stabilizing agent among others. It has several industrial and pharmaceutical uses as well.

World Good Way Inc. supplies dextrose monohydrate and anhydrous which complies with requirements of British Pharmacopoeia (BP), European Pharmacopoeia (EU), Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) and US Pharmacopoeia (USP). Different granulations are available from fine to medium and coarse granulation. Dextrose anhydrous and dextrose monohydrate are available in 25 Kg poly-lined bag or craft paper packaging. Other packaging is also available upon request.

Dextrose monohydrate (DMH) is obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of starch to dextrose and subsequent purification and crystallization from solution. It is sweet in taste, free from foreign flavor and finds wide applications due to its inherent quality of being an instant energy source. DMH does not require conversion before assimilation into the human system and is, therefore, very popular in the pharmaceutical and energy products.

Dextrose anhydrous is the purest form of dextrose, commonly called glucose. It is manufactured by refining dextrose monohydrate, itself a pure form of dextrose. Click here to download the product catalog.

Citric Acid
Citric acid (C6H8O7) is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. It is produced commercially by microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate. Citric acid is the most widely used organic acidulant, antioxidant and pH-control agent in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals and technical applications. Citric acid offer formulators a number of benefits. As acidulant, citric acid is the preferred ingredient due to its high solubility, pleasant tart taste and excellent flavor-blending characteristics. As a buffering agent, citric acid and its salts help formulators to maintain optimum pH for maximum stability of active ingredients. It also shows the widest buffering capacity (pH 2.5-6.5) of all organic acids, and therefore can give the food the flexibility needed to formulate optimal end products Few of the benefits are optimal pectin gelling and gelatin settling in jam, jellies and gelatin desserts. As antioxidant, it stabilizes color, taste, flavor and vitamins in various food products including processed fruit, potatoes, vegetables, fish and meat products.

World Good Way Inc supplies citric acid anhydrous and monohydrate which complies with requirements of the Food Chemical Codex (FCC), European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.), the US Pharmacopoeia (USP), the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and the Commission Directive 96/77/EC.

Citric acid anhydrous and monohydrate are available in different granulations and packaging. For anhydrous form, mesh 10-40 (coarse granulation) and mesh 30-100 (fine granulation) are available while for monohydrate form mesh 8-80 is available. Particle size exceeding this mesh number is also available upon request. The citric acid anhydrous and monohydrate products are available in 25 kg net polylined paper or craft bags. Packing of 500-1000 Kg per bag is also available upon request.
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