Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Sodium Chloride, Nisin
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Key Benefits
- Growth control of Gram-positive bacteria
- Shelf life extension
- Natural and Consumer-friendly labeling
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Use Level
- 50 - 500 mg/kg
- Application Areas
Crumpets, Tomato juice, Beer, Wine, fermented spirits, Canned foods, Cereal and starch-based deserts, Cheese products, Cream products, Dairy and fat-based desserts, Dips, Dressing and snacks, Edible casings, Processed egg products, Fermented soy bean paste, Fine bakery products, Fruit juice and concentrate, Fruits and vegetable preparations including pulp, Fully preserved fish and fish products, Liquid egg products, Mayonnaise, Oil emulsions (<80% fat), Paste and paste products, Prepacked coconut water, Processed meat, poultry and fish products, RTE soups and broths, Refrigerated cooked potato-based products, Semolina or tapioca puddings, Sauces and toppings, Tomato juices and products, and Vinegar.
- Direction For Use
The recommended dosage of NisinZ ® is in the range of 50-500 mg/kg. In general, prepare NisinZ ® solution with cold boiled distilled water and then add directly into foods. The applied method and exact dosage of NisinZ ® depends on the application for which it is intended.
- Food Applications
Countries Food Categories Max. Dosage (w/w)
United States
Pasteurized cheese spreads and pasteurized process cheese spreads
6.25 mg/kg
Pasteurized cheese spread with fruits, vegetables
Processed cheese
Pasteurized process cheese spread with fruits
NisinZ® - Effective Gram + inhibitor
Food Categories Applications Dosage (mg/kg) Bakery Crumpets 150 - 250 Beverages
Fruit juice 30 - 60 Tomato juice 200 - 500 Beer, wine, fermented beverages, spirits 50 - 100 Culinary
Liquid egg products 250 - 500 Pasteurized soups 100 - 250 Dressings and sauces 50 - 200 Asparagus 400 Okra 500 Green peas 100 - 250 Beans in tomato sauce 200 Canned tomatoes 100 Canned potatoes 100 Canned soup lecsol 400 Dairy
Reduced fat milk 50 Sterilized whole milk & chocolate milk/milk based beverage 100 HTST& reduced heat treated milk 50 - 100 Skim milk 25 - 50 Stirred yogurt 20 - 50 Pasteurized double cream 25 - 100 Clotted cream 400 Ripened cheese 50 - 250 Various processed emmental & cheddar cheeses 100 - 250 Pasteurized process cheese spreads 100 - 500 Processed cheese 100 - 500 Chilled dairy desserts 50 - 150 Meat, Poultry and fishes
Fermented sausages 50 - 100 Vacuum packaged bologna type sausages 250 - 500 RTE turkey bologna 125 Meat slurries simulating cooked ham 75 - 100
Properties
- Appearance
- Light brown to Grey white powder
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Composition
- Heavy Metals
- Note
The exact appearance and composition percentage variations may occur from batch to batch.
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
pH (10% Aqueous Solution) | 3.1 - 3.6 | — | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Total Aerobic Count | max. 1,000 | CFU/g | — |
E. coli | Absent | /25g | — |
Salmonella spp. | Absent | /25g | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Loss on Drying | max. 3 | W% | — |
Nisin Z Content | min. 2.5 | W% | — |
Sodium Chloride | min. 75 | W% | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Arsenic | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
Lead | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Regulations
- GMO- STATUS - According to regulations EC No. 1829/2003 and 1830/2003. Microorganisms used to produce NisinZ® are not genetically modified.
- NisinZ® has been approved as a food preservative worldwide. Its addition level for commonly consumed foods ranges from 100 to 500 mg/kg (pure base in max.12.5 mg/kg).
- The regulations governing the use of NisinZ® vary considerably in the countries in which it is currently approved.
- Packaging Plastic materials comply with Regulation (EU) No. 1935/ 2004, 2023/2006 and 10/2011.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
NisinZ® is available in 500 g/bottle or 10 kg/ barrel with integral, tamper-proof seals.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 24 Months
- Storage
The shelf life is 24 months when stored unopened at room temperature in dry conditions, away from direct sunlight and odorous products. When opened, store at room temperature in the original container.