LOS ANGELES — Concentrated Active Ingredients & Flavors (CAIF), a leader in the market for botanical extracts, fruits and vegetable powders, will showcase its most recent innovations in raw materials, at the IFT2018 Food Expo in Chicago from July 15-18 at the McCormick Place convention center. With an extensive product knowledge and portfolio, CAIF commercializes Latin American raw materials for industries within several countries in the Americas.
One of the newest offerings for the Baking industry is Acerola Powder — as a clean-label (ACE+VC) solution for gluten-chain enhancement. While ascorbic acid has traditionally been used to enhance the gluten-chain to improve quality, acerola — a fruit rich in naturally occurring ascorbic acid delivers the same benefits — delivers the advantage of enabling a cleaner-label final product. This new product based on acerola (ACE+) , provides for the enhancement of weak flours, improvement in the dough’s resistance to extension and deformation, plus improvement of the crumb structure and baking volume.
And specifically for the meat industry, there are new solution with significant gains in the potential extension of shelf-life as well as conservation of sensory attributes, while replacing traditional synthetic additives:
- ACE+XT – based on acerola (ACE) enriched with a blend of Extracts (XT)
- ACE+EO – based on acerola (ACE) enriched with a blend of Natural Essential Oils (EO)
This is part of CAIF’s strategy of commercializing formulations for Acerola, based on the ACE+ line for the nutracentical, bakery and meat industries.
“As one of the world’s leading producers of acerola-derived products with a proven track record in the nutracentical, bakery and pastry marketplaces, we have full control and traceability of the entire supply chain, up to the fruit itself,” said Cesar Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer of CAIF. “With our partnership with Duas Rodas, the main flavoring company in Latin America, our production line is located at the source. Users of our Acerola Powder can be assured of the highest quality and supply chain reliability.”
With the growth of its Duas Rodas partnership, customer base and high-quality food ingredient product offerings, CAIF has brought on a number of new hires for customer service, sales and business operations.
Among the ingredients that will be shown at IFT2018 are solutions for Natural Flavoring Extracts and Specialties:
- This includes the cascara (cherry coffee pulp) that was traditionally disregarded in the production process but has now gained significant popularity due to its distinct aroma — commonly used as a drink, such as a coffee cherry infusion
- The incredibly nutritious avocado multivitamin powder, a source of several vitamins and minerals combined with a remarkably good taste
- A new line based in coconut milk, nectar, oil and water.
- A premium line of fruit powders using 90% of fruit solids
Other Latin American raw materials are also offered by CAIF and include acai, guarana, maqui, camu camu, yerbamate and soursop. These make up a small part of a portfolio of more than 200 products, such as botanical extracts, natural flavors, powders and flakes.
CAIF also offers a variety of products for natural flavorings based on botanical extracts (standardized in active components) and has developed an excellent collection of flavors based on citrus and peppers.
About CAIF
CAIF (Concentrated Active Ingredients & Flavors) is a reference in the market for botanical extracts, fruit & vegetable powders and flavors for the dietary supplement, beverage, functional food and sports nutrition industries. Headquartered in the City of Industry, CA USA, with an affiliated branch in Barueri – SP Brazil — CAIF Brasil — the company, is recognized for quality and variety in Latin American products, being a source of innovative ingredients. CAIF is responsible for the distribution and marketing of raw materials for large consumer markets. In 2017, it entered a partnership with Duas Rodas, Latin America’s leader in the manufacture of flavors, botanical extracts, and fruits and vegetal powders and ingredients for the Food & Beverage industry, which will allow even greater penetration in the strategic markets of the United States and Canada.
For more information, please visit: http://www.caif.com