Clean Label Reformulation Made Easier With New Citrus Fiber Ingredient

The challenge for food companies trying to achieve clean labels is to reformulate using alternative ingredients that can withstand food processing conditions. New ingredients re needed to replace starches, gums, emulsifiers, and stabilizers. To help companies meet that challenge, Fiberstar, Inc., has developed a natural plant-based fiber ingredient that improves quality, texture, and health. Citri-Fi is a natural citrus fiber derived from citrus juicing and produced without chemicals, alcohols or other processing aides. The production process opens up the fiber to create high surface area to better hold water and improve emulsification. Comprising insoluble and soluble fibers, Citri-Fi is about 40 percent native pectin that can be activated to produce gelling properties. [Image Credit: © Fiberstar ]