Binder, Film Former For Baked Goods

WHITE MARSH, Md.TIC Gums will introduce its Add-Here CSA, binder and film former for baked goods to Asian bakery and snack food industries at the Food Ingredients China (FIC) 2013 Expo inside the Shanghai World Exposition and Convention Center on March 26-28.

The binder will stick inclusions like sesame or poppy seeds to baked goods. It adds value to products as ingredients like seeds, salt, sugar and spices will remain in place, also providing a better consumer experience. Applications for Add-Here CSA include sticking inclusion to bagels, crackers, chips, biscuits, cookies and crisps. Add-Here CSA is more efficient than plain water, it's less expensive than traditionally used egg wash and is non-allergenic.

Add-Here CSA contains a blend of gums developed specifically for the baked and snack foods industry. Its cold water dispersible, dissolves quickly and can be sprayed easily. Lab test show that in a 15% solution, Add-Here CSA had a higher viscosity of 21centipoise (cps) than water at 1 cps. Additionally, egg whites measured at 100% concentration, yielded 12.5 cps, while only high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) at a 56% concentration had a higher viscosity at 23.5 cps. Sticky and film-forming characteristics allow the binder to hold more inclusions than others without allergy issues associated with eggs.