New range of Functional Extracts
Health trends in the field of nutrition are rapidly evolving to meet the growing needs of consumers who want to improve their health through diet and the choice of foods and beverages with healthy or functional properties.
For example, opting for low-sugar or sugar-free foods; plant-based foods; foods suitable for specific diets; foods enriched with functional ingredients – fibres, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that offer health benefits.
In addition to the traditional flavours and natural flavours, L’Italiana Aromi is developing a new line of extracts with functional elements characteristic of the named botanicals.
This range includes soft and powder extracts that fit different applications.
The extraction from the relevant botanicals takes place exclusively with water, without the use of any type of organic solvent. This extraction process ensures that the functional components of the relevant botanicals have a high bioavailability for the body.
The application is in functional foods, mainly in the following sectors: drinks, candies, dairy and plant-based yoghurts and drinking yoghurts.
Hibiscus soft extract
Hibiscus Sabdariffa is a perennial plant of the Malvaceae family, native to the tropical areas of Asia and East Africa. It is cultivated in many other areas of the world for the production and trade of its fleshy fruits. The pleasant ruby-colored drink obtained from their infusion is very widespread and well-known.
The extraction from the flowers, for the preparation of our extract, takes place exclusively with water, like the traditional domestic infusion, without the use of any type of organic solvent.
This extraction process preserves the content of the main functional components of the hibiscus, i.e. magnesium and potassium.
The two elements are present in our soft extract in significant quantities, especially potassium:
K > 22.0 g/kg
Mg > 4.0 g/kg
Magnesium and potassium are two essential mineral salts for the natural well-being of our body and are the most abundant in human cells, they are closely related to each other.
Potassium has a fundamental beneficial action on the heart and muscles. It provides for the regulation of blood pressure and cardiac activity and, together with magnesium, helps to reduce the feeling of fatigue, especially when efforts are made.
The application is in functional foods, mainly in the following sectors: drinks, candies, dairy and plant-based yoghurts and drinking yoghurts.
Green Tea soft extract
Green tea, originally from China, derives from the leaves of Camellia Sinensis, without having undergone the traditional fermentation process typical of black teas.
The extraction from the leaves, for the preparation of our extract, takes place exclusively with water, copying the traditional domestic infusion, without the use of any type of organic solvent. This extraction process ensures that the functional components of green tea have a high bioavailability for the body.
Our soft extract has > 70% soluble solids from green tea.
It is not a selective extraction but an extract that contains the entire phytocomplex of green tea: Polyphenols (catechins, flavonols, flavones, theaflavins and thearubigins), phenolic acids (gallic acid) and methylxanthines (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline), thus enhancing its beneficial power compared to the individual components.
Green tea is particularly rich in catechins such as EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) known for its antioxidant properties that help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
Some data on our extract:
- Dry extract: >70% soluble solid from green tea
- Total catechins: > 100 g/Kg
- Epigallocatechin gallate: > 30 g/Kg
The application is in functional foods, mainly in the following sectors: drinks, candies, dairy and plant-based yoghurts and drinking yoghurts.
Flavours and natural flavours for the nutraceutical, food and drink industries.
The concept of health has gradually evolved into the idea of the total well-being of the individual. For this reason, we produce flavours and products for the nutraceutical and food industry, today confronted with a growing demand for healthy products aimed at preventing or correcting imbalances due to incorrect lifestyle and nutrition.
The knowledge of herbs and extraction techniques allows us to obtain products enriched with functional ingredients. These products are particularly suited to the nutraceutical industry and for the production of functional food and drinks.
Beside the new line of functional extracts, we offer a wide range of high-quality flavours and natural flavours that, combined with our functional extracts, guarantee a unique taste sensation to your products.
Our QC laboratories are daily engaged in the activity of analysis, quality control and titration, when applicable, of our products.
Flavours play an important role in everyday life. Your customers know it.
And so do we.
Since 1890 we have been creating flavours, extracts and distillates for the food and pharmaceutical industry. Our flavourists’ job is to create authentic flavours for your products. Therefore, we work with you, combining nature and science, looking for new and challenging recipes.
Our history is tradition and knowledge that, from father to son, have been handed down for over a century never fastening us to the past.
For this reason, we have chosen to approach the needs of the present with constant technological updating, the enlargement of our laboratories, and the increase of our production capacity.
We have chosen to be eco-friendly to “light up” our factory and to contribute to a future clean environment.
Over the past decade, the company IT system has been designed and constantly upgraded to maintain high safety, quality, and reliability standards.
To offer you only the best, we have chosen to use only the highest quality raw materials produced by selected and specialized suppliers worldwide.
We can give you constant service during all phases of your creativity: from the sampling in the R&D phase to the production of products dedicated to niche markets, or the large-scale production destined for supermarket chains.
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Botanical extracts and natural flavours for functional drinks
Are you looking to produce unconventional and innovative functional waters and drinks? Let us do the work. We will develop unique and unexpected recipes that combine functionality, creativity and flavour.
Botanical extracts. Everybody wants them, many sell them, we produce them!
A healthy trend based on both tradition and innovation.
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L'Italiana Aromi SRL
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