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Mineral fortification of Beverages & Nutritional Food

PURAC is the solution provider for mineral fortification of beverages and food by offering a broad range of natural mineral lactates and gluconates. Each  mineral (calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, copper, and manganese) offers unique health benefits for consumers.

 

Key properties of mineral lactates and gluconates

  • Excellent solubility
  • High bioavailability
  • Neutral flavor
  • Easy to process
  • Natural, kosher, lactose-free

 

Applications

Mineral lactates and gluconates are used to fortify a wide range of beverages and nutritional food such as:

  • Fruit juices
  • Carbonates
  • Sports and energy drinks
  • Concentrates
  • Ready-to-drink tea
  • Dairy drinks
  • Diet foods
  • Infant formulas

 

Product portfolio for mineral fortification

PURACAL          

Fortification with various calcium sources

PURAMEX                

Fortification with magnesium, iron and zinc lactates

GLUCONAL      

Fortification with calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, copper and manganese gluconates

PURASAL                 

Fortification with sodium and potassium lactates

 

For a complete overview click here.

 

Assistance tools:

To help the beverages and nutritional food manufacturers formulate their fortified food products, PURAC has a mineral calculator available online. Click here to calculate the amount of PURACAL, PURAMEX or GLUCONAL that your formulation needs to reach the desired fortification level. For more information on our minerals, please click here to visit our frequently asked questions.

 

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Datasheets: to download a product datasheet, please click here

Sample: to request a free sample, please click here

Literature: to download more literature on mineral fortification, please click here

Contact us: to send us your questions, please click here

 

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