Z Trim Holdings, a US-based AgriTech company providing functional ingredients to a variety of industries, has launched a food grade, soluble dietary fibre ingredient called Biofiber Gum (BFG) to its portfolio.
The Mundelein, IL-based company says BFG is a high quality emulsifier that not only has excellent microencapsulation capabilities relative to leading gums, but can also supplement the delivery of essential dietary fibre. Z Trim believes that BFG can offer important health benefits when added to foods.
'While the components of our BFG have been available at a very high price at lab scale, scientists have been working to develop large scale production capability at an economically feasible cost for over five decades without success,' said Kyle Hanah, VP of Technology at Z Trim.
'We are very pleased to announce to the food, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals industries that we have solved the issues that previously limited availability and that this very useful ingredient is now available in commercial quantities.'
The company has already filed several patents to protect the manufacturing process, composition of matter and applications of BFG with its partners at the US Department of Agriculture.
'This announcement is extremely significant to the evolution of our company as an AgriTech pioneer,' added Steve Cohen, CEO at Z Trim.
'Along with our existing Z Trim insoluble fibres, which can hold up to 30 times their weight in water and maintain superior functionality under virtually any conditions, this BFG launch further broadens our portfolio of speciality ingredients that target the food industry and also boast an expanding array of industrial applications.'
