Microencapsulation platform provides improved stability

Growing consumer demand for foods offering benefits for heart health, mood, weight management, and more has driven the functional food market, offering food and beverage manufacturers the opportunity to differentiate their product offerings. Many functional ingredients are sensitive to processing stress and make it difficult for producers to incorporate them into foods or beverages.

GAT's proprietary wowCAPS microencapsulation technology offers a simple and efficient solution to oxidation and degradation of sensitive active ingredients.

The technology, based on a w/o/w multiple emulsion, can be used to protect a variety of ingredients inside microcapsules of 2µm in diameter. The capsules are stable against commonly used production parameters and during long shelf lives.

Only on exposure to low pH in the stomach after consumption the capsules break and release the active ingredient contained inside. This natural technology solution can be used in a variety of applications, including dairy, beverages, baked goods, and meat, without changing the sensorial properties of the final food or beverage. wowCAPS technology renders interchangeable microencapsulated ingredients with the same characteristics, regardless of whether it is omega-3, polyphenols, minerals, or other healthy ingredients, reducing the development time for new product concepts.

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- GAT Food Essentials is based in Ebenfurth, Austria. www.gat-foodessentials.com