Hydrocolloid System Reduces Need For Sugar

LAS VEGASTIC Gums Add-Here 3200 hydrocolloid system reduces the need for sugar, honey or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for binding and film forming, stability and cling for granola and other cereal clusters." The company will be demonstrating the hydrocolloid system during SupplySide West 2012 Nov. 7-8.

Granola cereal clusters made with Add-Here 3200 demonstrate how the texture and appeal of fully sugared cereal can be closely mimicked or even improved upon with gums and gum systems. This is important because so much of the pleasure of eating is derived from texture and not flavor alone.

Replacing sweetness can be accomplished with high intensity sweeteners like aspartame or stevia; however, it is not easy to replace is the texture, stability, gloss, stickiness and film forming attributes sugar provides that is used to shape and hold cereal together. Sugar provides these because it is a solid. It is these properties that bind the parts of the granola together. Add-Here is a proprietary line of hydrocolloids that replaces the texture and binding qualities needed, but with significantly less sugar. Add-Here 3200 delivers other functional benefits as well, and the line of products is easily dispersible and readily soluble with viscosity low enough to be spray-able.