VDF FutureCeuticals 58466

MOMENCE, Ill.—VDF FutureCeuticals unveiled an extensive line of dry blend custom beverage formulations and proprietary beverage ingredients. Customizations include: functional smoothies and shakes, green drinks, 100-percent soluble antioxidant blends, weight management and meal replacement beverages, herbal and conventional teas and coffees, and energy and tropical beverages. Ready-to-mix smoothie formulations include: weight management, meal replacement, healthy metabolism, cardiovascular health and energy and vitality. Proprietary beverage ingredients available from VDF Future Ceuticals (www.futureceuticals.com) include: Five-a-Day Triple Berry Apple Smoothie, Raspberry Apple Meal Replacement Energy Smoothie, The Strawberry- Cardio Smoothie, and Women’s Health Mango-Pineapple-Banana smoothie. All products are available as organic, kosher and shelf stable.

VDF now also features VitaCurrant™ black currant powders and extracts within the Vita product line. Possible applications for the powders include nutritional supplements, capsules and tablets, nutritional and meal replacement bars, ready-to-mix and ready-to-drink beverages, or sports and energy applications. Black currants have high levels of anthocyanins, vitamins C and A, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc, folic acid and boron. Also, VDF’s freeze-drying process allows the powders to retain a comparably high nutrition profile as fresh fruit.