New Kiwifruit Paste Allows For Extended Shelf-life With Clean Label

St. Louis, MO – Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International Business focusing on nutrition through functional and specialty ingredients, introduces ApuraGreen™, a kiwifruit pectin paste ingredient that allows for extended shelf-life in baked goods with a clean label.

ApuraGreen™ is a whole-fruit kiwi pectin paste great for baked goods such as bread, cookies, muffins, cakes and other pastries. The natural composition provides the functional humectancy which allows for softer, fresher products with an extended shelf life, sugar and fat reduction, and clean label.

ApuraGreen™ has many clean label aspects for food products. It is a single, natural ingredient – from a whole fruit. It is GMO- and gluten-free, and GRAS with no artificial preservatives or additives. It empowers formulators for reduced fat, sugar, and calories in a recipe with additional nutrients from the fruit base.

ApuraGreen™ is a healthy ingredient choice with naturally high levels of vitamins C and K, and dietary fiber. It can be used to replace eggs, dairy products, butter, cooking oils and casein-derived products in baking and as a fat substitute, it can effectively replace up to 90% of fats.

Additional applications that can benefit from ApuraGreen™ include: nutrition bars, juice products, dairy, beverage, fruit fillings and leathers, frozen foods, meat, sauces, gravies and soups.

ApuraGreen™ has been added to the Stratum Nutrition portfolio by way of a technology partnership with Anagenix Ltd. This partnership will allow Stratum Nutrition to bring new kiwifruit products, manufactured by Anagenix to market in the US, Europe, Canada, and other regions.

Stratum Nutrition will be showcasing ApuraGreen during the MN IFT Suppliers Expo, October 26 and Chicago IFT Supplier Night, November 9.

About Stratum Nutrition
Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International Business, is empowering product innovation through functional and specialty ingredients for manufacturers and marketers of foods, beverages and supplementation. Stratum offers a portfolio of branded, value-added ingredients that are progressive, safe and reliable. These ingredients are based on consumer need, supported by science and the backing of a trusted multinational company. To learn more about ApuraGreen, please visit www.StratumNutrition.com or contact info@StratumNutrition.com .

About Anagenix Ltd
Anagenix Ltd is a New Zealand based company and was established in November 2007 as a response to the growing consumer demands for functional and natural food and beverage ingredients with a proven and meaningful health benefit. Because of the pristine environment and the higher bioactive levels of fruits and plants grown in New Zealand, Anagenix is committed to sourcing as much of these natural ingredients from our home base. All ingredients developed by Anagenix are traceable to their origin and growing region and scientifically substantiated through our R&D partners. This ensures you receive the quality we expected in of all our products.

Source: Stratum Nutrition