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Premier beverage weighting & clouding

In recent years, citrus beverages have been among the most rapidly growing segments of the beverage market. Whether for sports drinks, carbonated beverages or other fruit drinks, consumer appeal and consistency are critical to creating and maintaining brand loyalty. Because these beverages use flavor oils that have a lower density than water, a “weighting agent” is necessary to ensure the emulsion’s stability over time.

These versatile, taste-neutral weighting agents increase the density of the citrus oils, keeping the flavor oils evenly dispersed while also imparting a desirable degree of cloudiness—a characteristic known to enhance consumer appeal. The resulting stable, cloudy beverages possess the appearance, taste and mouth feel that consumers prefer.

Pinova® Ester Gum 8BG and 8BG-HS are used in most of today’s top citrus beverage brands globally. These high performance resins are produced from USP-grade glycerol and refined wood rosin extracted from pinewood. They are purified using a countercurrent steam distillation process designed exclusively for the beverage industry. These unique rosin esters have received global regulatory clearances for use as beverage density adjusters.