KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- The Massachusetts-based biotech firm Conagen has announced the commercialisation of a portfolio of natural sweetness enhancers for taste modification in sugar reduction solutions for food and beverages.
According to a statement, the enhancers are made with precision fermentation, a technology that has led to the innovation of an extensive platform of phenolic antioxidants.
Sweetness enhancers in the market today are made by chemical synthesis or by using an organic solvent extraction method, both of which are time-consuming, labour-intensive, and environmentally unfriendly.
Conagen’s precision fermentation is a preferred, clean, and sustainable method for developing sweetness enhancement compounds.
“These unique molecules are yet another example of how Conagen leverages its molecular platforms and precision fermentation capabilities to create useful ingredients for food and beverage applications,” said Conagen vice president of innovation Casey Lippmeier.
“Our ability to rapidly scale modern, clean and sustainable sweetness enhancers provides additional and better options for taste modulation and sugar reduction beyond those enabled by the non-caloric sweeteners already on the market,” Lippmeier said.
Conagen’s sweetness enhancers belong to a group of natural product molecules called phenolic compounds, found extensively in vegetables and fruits and are a significant part of the human diet.
Conagen and its pipeline partner Sweegen have previously teamed up to develop modern natural sweeteners that can replace up to 100 per cent sugar in particular food and beverage applications and bitter blockers to mitigate up to 80-100 per cent bitterness in consumer trending products, such as energy drinks, sauces, and confectionery products with low to no sugar.
More details at www.conagen.com.
-- BERNAMA
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