Spray drying, extracting food and beverages, opening a new era of sugar reduction

As people's demand for health products increases, and more and more countries are considering higher taxes on high-calorie foods and beverages, many companies use “black technology” to reduce the sugar content of their products by using spray drying and extraction equipment. At the same time, make products more diversified to win more consumers.

Nestlé launches sugar reduction "black technology"

Nestlé, a food and beverage giant, has introduced a chocolate bar using the new sugar-reducing technology. It does not use any sweeteners. It only uses natural ingredients to change the structure of the sugar. By mixing the sugar, milk powder and water evenly, it is spray-dried. A hollow porous reconstituted sugar that reduces the sugar content of confectionery products such as chocolate by about 40%.

According to industry insiders, this “black technology” can meet the demand for sugar reduction without relying on artificial sweeteners or even natural sweeteners such as stevioside and erythritol. With the concept of healthy consumption of food and beverage in the hearts of the people, nearly half of the world's consumers require food to limit sugar or no added sugar, so this innovation may open a new era of sugar reduction.

The above mentioned spray drying technology, such as coffee, milk tea, instant tea, dairy products, etc., also involves spray drying, which can directly dry the solution and emulsion into powder or granular products, eliminating evaporation. , crushing and other processes. In addition, the spray dryer is easy to adjust, and the operating conditions can be changed within a wide range to control the quality index of the product, such as particle size distribution, moisture content, biological activity, solubility, color, aroma, taste and the like.

The author was informed that the centrifugal spray dryer developed by a company in Jiangsu has a fast drying speed and only takes a few seconds to complete the drying time. It is especially suitable for the drying of heat sensitive materials such as sugar. In addition, the spray-dried product has good uniformity, fluidity and solubility, and the product has high purity and good quality. The production process is simplified, the operation and control are convenient, and the particle size, bulk density and moisture of the product can be adjusted within a certain range by changing the operating conditions, and the control and management are very convenient.

The beverage company decided to cut the sugar content of the drink by 20%.

As the voice of supporting sugar tax is getting higher and higher, various beverage companies in the Chinese market have also “prepared for the rain”. Coca-Cola offers standard sweetness, zero-fat zero-energy zero-degree cola, low-sugar and low-energy Diet Coke, to meet the market demand for low-sugar, low-sugar healthy drinks.

The author understands that at present, companies widely use artificial aspartame, sucralose and natural sweeteners such as stevioside and mogroside to replace sucrose, so that it is relatively easy for beverage companies to reduce sugar in products.

We know that the production of natural sweeteners is very strict with the process. For example, in the extraction of mogroside, a unique 5R physical refining process is needed to better bitter and sputum, and its sweetness and texture are close to granulated sugar. In addition, the extraction device is preferably used in the extraction step, the extraction efficiency is high, and the effective component extraction is more sufficient, and the extract contains a higher drug concentration, which is particularly suitable for the leaching extraction of the components contained in the plant product.

It is understood that the ultrasonic extraction tank introduced by a certain enterprise in Beijing uses mechanical agitation and ultrasonic circulation to enhance the extraction, so that the active ingredients in the raw materials can be fully released, the extraction time is short, the work efficiency is high, and the excessive artificial contact is avoided. Contamination ensures the quality and safety of the extract.

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