Clean-Label Gums: Cellulose Gum
Crucial alternatives to meet growing clean-label demand
As far as hydrocolloids go, you can’t get much “cleaner” than cellulose, which “is found in every plant on the planet,” says FMC’s Fong, especially cotton seeds and wood pulp. Turning it into a functional hydrocolloid is “just a matter of using technologies to harvest it and develop customized formulations for unique applications,” he says. But be mindful which cellulose gum you choose, as chemically modified forms like sodium carboxymethyl cellulose may not pass muster with clean-label watchdogs.
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The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.
