Challenge: To identify a range of emulsifiers suitable for use in food and beverage applications.
Client: Global FMCG manufacturer
Background: Emulsifiers are used across a wide range of food and drink products to that stabilise mixtures of ingredients such as oil and water, which would, without emulsification and through the use of emulsifiers, separate into multiple layers. Emulsifiers are typically large molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups which effectively acts as a bridge between water and oil components allowing them to evenly disperse and mix. Emulsifiers are commonly used in flavour systems to enable solubilisation of common flavour and aroma materials such as citrus and other essential oils.
Goal: The client is looking for natural emulsifiers or emulsification technologies that can be used within food and beverage systems to disperse and dissolve essential oils, and in particular citrus oils. Technologies of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Natural emulsifiers
- Natural surfactants
- Natural stabilisers for flavour systems
- Technologies which are effective in the creation of stable flavour emulsions
- Nano- and micro- emulsion technology
Emulsifiers for essential oils
Responses
Commercially available solutions and early stage developments are of equal interest for this project. Solutions are ideally already approved or in the process of being approved for use in food and beverage systems in the UK, Europe and US.
All solutions must be submitted to Technology Scout (ACTION@auroraceres.co.uk), with a subject line: “ACTION call: B251/25/2 Emulsifiers for essential oils” detailing:
• A specification detailing the key parameters.
• A summary of the process or technology.
• Any technical or application limitations.
• Commercial availability.
• Contact details.
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