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Technical Tips on Product Development Part 1

Posted: September 23, 2016
In: Technical & Industry Guidance

Insights From Our Team of Beverage Experts

When developing, use an acid that will work in conjunction with your flavor profile. Using the correct acid will lift the flavor and brighten your beverage.
Record ingredient lot numbers and expiration dates for traceability purposes.
Anthocyanins will change color based on pH. If you are color matching, be sure to do so using your end pH.
Even though fantasy flavors like fruit punch, cotton candy and bubblegum don’t exist in nature, they can still be made natural.
If you have to add alcohol to your spray-dry formula, make sure it does not exceed 2%
Don’t wait until you’ve completed bench-top development to start scale-up and accelerated shelf-life testing. The earlier you can find out about a problem with your formula, the more time you’ll have to fix it and save your launch timing!
Work backwards! Understand the plant processing capabilities BEFORE starting any product development.

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