Recapture Fresh-Fruit Flavor

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Nov. 9, 2005 — Pasteurization of juices has become the norm to ensure food safety but the downside is it takes away the volatiles and delicate flavors in natural fruits. A&B Ingredients is offering a line of tropical from-the-named-fruit (FTNF) flavors from Brazil that allow processors to recapture these flavor top notes.

In addition, the proximity of the fruit orchards to the processing site ensures that the extracts contain the freshest and most balanced flavors. Tropical extracts such as banana, guava, passion fruit, coffee, tangerine, mango cocoa and others are available from A&B Ingredients. It represents Duas Rodas, the extract producer, in the United States.

“We invite beverage innovators to ask for a sample and try this “recapture” process sequence method,” says Gil Bakal, managing director, A&B Ingredients. “The extracts we offer are not derived from peels but rather the slurried fruit itself, resulting in a water-soluble form full of nutrients, aroma and real-fruit flavor,” he added.

Founded in 1990, A&B Ingredients is a leading supplier tropical flavors and foods, rice based food starches and protein. Based on a tradition of research and development, A&B’s focus is to discover unique flavors and ingredients that enable its customers to create value added products. The company is committed to working, as a partner, to develop prototypes of new beverages and improved food products. A&B maintains full applications labs, pilot plant facilities with consumer testing capabilities, and provides technical sales and marketing, importing, distribution and applications development/technical services.

For flavor samples and more information, contact A&B Ingredients at 973-227-1390 or visit A&B’s Web site at www.abingredients.com. 24 Spielman Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004.

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