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Identification & Functionality
- Active Component
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Water, Glycerin, Fructo-Oligosaccharide, Citrus Concentrate
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Key Benefits
- Inhibits Total Plate Count (TPC)
- Improves oxidative stability
- Shelf life extension
- Natural, Clean label
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Use Level
- 0.3 - 1 g/kg
- Application Areas
Fruit and vegetable juice (concentrate), Apple juice drink, Orange drink, Energy drinks, RTD tea, Sweet syrups and toppings, RTE soups and broths, Salads, Milk substitutes (e.g. oat milk, soya milk).
- Direction For Use
Plantéria® CF is recommended to use between the dosage range of 0.3-1 g/kg, where it shall be added directly to the food application during processing. The applied method and exact dosage of Plantéria® CF depends on the application for which it is intended.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Honey colored viscous crystalline liquid
- Taste
- Light acid, light sweet
- Odor
- Light citrus smell
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Composition
- Heavy Metals
- Note
The exact appearance, activity and composition percentage variations may occur from batch to batch.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| pH (10% Aqueous Solution) | 2.5 - 3.5 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Total Plate Count | max. 1,000 | CFU/g | — |
| Yeasts and Molds | max. 100 | CFU/g | — |
| E. coli | Absent | /25g | — |
| Salmonella spp. | Absent | /25g | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Fructooligosaccarides | max. 0.5 | W% | — |
| Glycerine | max. 1.0 | W% | — |
| Water | max. 85 | W% | — |
| Citrus Extract | min. 15.0 | W% | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Arsenic | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
| Cadmium | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
| Lead | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
| Mercury | max. 1 | mg/kg | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Regulations
- Plantéria® CF is described as Citrus extract by US FDA and is approved as GRAS, to be used as an antimicrobial and preservative in all the majority of foods.
- The packaging materials comply with Regulation (EU) No 1935/2004, 2023/2006 and 10/2011.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
Plantéria® CF is available in 1 L/bottle or 20 L/ barrel. Packaging is available in other quantities.
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.