TIC Gums Develop Latest Range of Certified Organic Gums
TIC Gums has developed its latest range, TICorganic Certified Organic Inulin, in an effort to "help food and beverage companies label their products as certified organic and simultaneously maintain quality standards".
01/11/06 More consumers are reaching for organic products, and food manufacturers are working overtime to deliver them. According to the Organic Trade Association, organic food sales totaled nearly $14 billion in 2005 and are projected to reach nearly $16 billion by the end of this calendar year.
For a product to be labeled "certified organic", it must contain organic ingredients, which can cause sourcing challenges for manufacturers. TIC Gums has developed its latest range, TICorganic Certified Organic Inulin, in an effort to "help food and beverage companies label their products as certified organic and simultaneously maintain quality standards".
Introduced this spring, TICorganic Certified Organic Inulin is designed for use in nutritional and functional foods that are popular in the organic and natural marketplace. Inulin has become well known in recent years for its function as a source of soluble dietary fiber and related prebiotic benefits.
"Demand for inulin has been steadily growing, due to the positive 'buzz' about its health properties. At the same time, interest in an organic has been remarkably strong as well, so it made sense to speed up our offering of a certified organic form," says Greg Andon, president of TIC Gums.
TIC offers several other organic hydrocolloids that have been expanding in applications, too, such as its TICorganic Gum Arabic Spray Dry, TICorganic Guar Gum and TICorganic Locust Bean Gum. As a testament to the demand for more customized gums to be used in certified organic products, TIC Gums last year developed TIC Pretested Dairyblend Organic IC for 100% organic ice cream.
