CMC is one of the most important food additives, due to its characteristic of thickening, suspension, emulsification, stability, shape, film forming, expansion, anti-corrosion and preservation and other functions. It can replace the role of Gelatin, Agar, Sodium Alginate and Pectin in food production. It has been widely used in fruit juice, vegetable juice, etc.
Why CMC can widely used for beverage products?
The basic raw materials of CMC are refined cotton and wood pulp, both are pure natural plant components, and there are no added raw materials that may be allergenic or potentially harmful. CMC can be tested by HALAL and Kosher, which is more suitable for people with different needs, including Vegans, Lacto-vegetarians, Egg-lacto Vegetarians, etc. Due to natural ingredients and non-hazardous, the product itself does not contain allergens such as milk, cereals, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, tree nuts, etc., so all kinds of people can eat with confidence.
Why CMC is vital for beverage products?
Whether it is pure fruit or vegetable juice drinks or mixed fruit and vegetable juice drinks, the uniformity and stability of the product itself is very important, and due to the different pH of different fruits, juice and sugar content and other factors, the formula of the beverage needs stabilizer to improve the stability and taste of the product, CMC is a very perfect option, since it can make the pulp or various solids or other substances suspend evenly and plumply in the container，improving taste and also extending the shelf life of the beverage.
Taking into account the different requirements of beverage processing links, CMC has ordinary type and instant type. Ordinary CMC is widely used and suitable for most processing processes. However, it is limited by the process in foods that require high dissolution transparency and dissolution uniformity, and it will take a long time to completely dissolve; instant CMC is relatively costly but can form high dissolution and better uniformity , and the dissolution speed is faster, which usually only takes 10-30 minutes.
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SINOCMC Team