Vitafoods Europe
Gelita to Debut Three Ingredients at Vitafoods Europe 2022
The three new ingredients serve to improve nutrient capacity, taste and texture, and sugar reduction in either confectionery or gummies.
By: Mike Montemarano
Stand I110
Gelita, an ingredient supplier specializing in gelatin and collagen peptides, will debut three new ingredients at Vitafoods Europe 2022, slated to take place in person May 10-12 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Soluform and Verisol HST are new solutions that allow for enhanced fortification of gummies in a demanding and growing market. Gelita EC will enable enteric soft capsules to safeguard sensitive ingredients through the gastric environment. Gelita Health provides turnkey products with BCP (Bioactive Collagen Peptides) ready to market for the customer in all sales channels.
The company will take part in educational sessions, and offer visitors the opportunity to join the Gelita Wellness Challenge on site with a chance to win prizes.
New Ingredients
The three new ingredients debuting at the convention are Soluform PE, Soluform SR, and Verisol HST.
Soluform PE is optimized for the production of fruit gummies with high protein content, by combining the performance of gelatin and the protein source in one functional ingredient. Soluform SR will allow for sugar reduction in confectionary without affecting the texture. Thereby, a sugar content of a fruit gummy can be cut down from 70% to 40%. Further, this leads to a reduced carbohydrate content, with no-sugar concepts also possible. Lastly, Verisol HST is optimized for the production of collagen-enriched fruit gummies. It allows for a concentration of 15% collagen peptides in fruit gummies without affecting the taste or texture of a final product.
Safeguarding Nutrients in the Intestine
Many nutrients are sensitive substances, where it is crucial for them to be transported through the aggressive stomach environment to reach the small intestine before release. Instead of applying an acid-soluble opaque coating to the capsule in a second time and cost-consuming production step, GELITA EC allows production of crystal clear enteric soft caps in one single step using existing equipment.
Live on Stage
Gelita will be hosting two educational sessions. The first, “Enteric Capsules for New Application Opportunities, will take place on May 11, at 11:00 in the Probiotics Theater. The second session, “Fortified Gummies – Pleasure Meets Health,” will take place on May 11 at 15:00 in the New Ingredients Theater.
