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PrimeCap for Seasonings Applications

 

Encapsulated ingredients such as Sodium chloride, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Sugar, Sodium diacetate and Vitamin-C, have been used by the food industry since the 1980’s.

A range of functional ingredients have also been fluid-bed encapsulated on a custom basis (garlic, cinnamon, caffeine and spice & seasoning blends). Encapsulated acidulants and salts are used where the raw material form reacts with other ingredients or picks up moisture and becomes hygroscopic over the shelf-life of the product.

For dry and semi dry sausages, encapsulated acidulants are mixed directly into the meat batter with the seasonings. IFP’s vegetable-oil coating prevents the citric acid from negatively effecting protein functionality and allows the processor to eliminate the hold step associated with the use of traditional lactic acid starter cultures.

 

Now sought after functionality that seemed unachievable using conventional ingredients are attainable using PrimeCAP® Ingredient and Encapsulation Solutions.

Not all Encapsulated Ingredients Are Equal

There are multiple forms of Encapsulation, each with their own physical attributes, performance and cost advantages and disadvantages. The most common forms of encapsulation in the food industry include spray-chill coating, and fluid-bed encapsulation:

Spray-chill Coating is a low-cost coating process used in the food industry. The coated particles have a non-uniform, single-shell coating, which can be subject to leaking and physical abrasion cracking. Pump variations can also create variations in coating thickness. This can expose the core active to react with other ingredients. This can be critical in higher moisture systems. Active payloads are typically under 50%, and most typically 33%.

Fluid-bed Encapsulation is a process that applies multiple-layers of coating onto an active ingredient. Such a barrier can provide a high and consistent level of protection through high physical stress handling conditions as well as higher moisture environments. IFP’s innovative and patented (Patent # 6,312,521) fluidbed encapsulation technology takes our ingredients to an elevated level of cost-effective performance where high levels of performance are required. Payloads are typically 50% to 90%.