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Do you Know the Significant Citrus Fiber Benefits?

November 1, 2022
11:06 AM
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The Main Functional Properties of Citrus Fiber

Citrus fiber is an insoluble dietary fiber with excellent nutritional properties, in addition, citrus fiber also has some functional properties in food processing.

For example, water retention, oil retention, gelling properties, and certain emulsion stability, so it is widely used in dairy, meat, bakery, sauce, and other food and health products.

It is reported that citrus fiber has a good thickening effect after absorbing water, and has a gelatinous and more obvious thickening effect after high shear and homogenization.

Citrus Fiber Benefits and Advantages

Citrus fiber is used as a natural emulsifier, stabilizer, and binder in various prepared foods. Do you know the significant citrus fiber benefits?

1.Texture Enhancement

Can effectively add thickness and fullness to the product

"Natural, not sticky like CMC/starch, refreshing"

Provides a full texture close to that of fat.

"A taste that is difficult to achieve with ordinary colloids"

Good and natural release of aroma and flavor, also adds a sense of sandy sugar.

"It can reduce the amount of flavors, fragrances and sugars without masking.

2. Excellent Processing Characteristics

Dissolved in warm water at about 60°C, no pre-treatment required.
Resistant to acid and heat.
Shear resistant, viscosity does not decrease due to homogenization or pipeline flow.
Can be put directly, no lumping, good dispersion.

3. Stability Improvement

Powerful water absorption ability, improve water leakage
Emulsification characteristics can improve the emulsification effect
Freezing resistance, stable after thawing
Gelling characteristics, improve sedimentation and product suspension
Foam holding characteristics, positive help to foam stability.

4. Health Concept VS New Mainstream

One of the most representative benefits of citrus fiber is that it is a clean-label, high-dietary fiber.

There are many other benefits of citrus fiber that need to be developed by researchers and consumers.

In 2022, dietary fiber will become an important raw material in functional foods, and breakthroughs will continue to be made in the form of various innovations.