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Food & Beverages chemicals

Food & Beverages

ITOCHU has been involved in the food and beverage industry for over 100 years and is currently a market leader in both the commercial and raw ingredients side. We handle functional food ingredients to contribute to food safety, improving food texture and nutrition.

We focus on food emulsifiers such as sucrose esters and polyglycerol esters, hydrocolloids/stabilizers such as gelatin and pectin, and supplement ingredients such as Wasabi 6-MSITC and GABA.

Key Food & Beverages Applications

At ITOCHU Chemicals America, we work with manufacturers around the world to supply to North America. We currently offer over 100 different ingredients and grades and specializes in the food additive business.

Emulsifiers

  • Emulsifiers

    This is the emulsifier you need when no other emulsifier works. It can be used in RTD beverages, bakery, confectionery, dairy applications and more through its unique plant-based formulation.

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    • Pectin/Stabilizers

  • Pectin/Stabilizers

    Hydrocolloid/Stabilizer has the ability to adjust delicate textures such as chewiness, and texture, add thickness, and stabilize the form of foods.

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    • Gelatin

  • Gelatin

    Hydrocolloid/Stabilizer has the ability to adjust delicate textures such as chewiness, and texture, add thickness, and stabilize the form of foods. Especially, we focus on Gelatin, Pectin and Carrageenan products for capsule, gummy/confectionary, beverage application.

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    • Carrageenan

  • Carrageenan

    Hydrocolloid/Stabilizer has the ability to adjust delicate textures such as chewiness, and texture, add thickness, and stabilize the form of foods. Especially, we focus on Gelatin, Pectin and Carrageenan products for capsule, gummy/confectionary, beverage application.

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    • Nutraceuticals

  • Nutraceuticals

    At ITOCHU, we handle a wide variety of nutraceuticals with a focus on specialty ingredients such as Wasabi 6-MSITC, GABA, Collagen and more.

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    • Natural Food Colors

  • Natural Food Colors

    At ITOCHU, we supply natural food colors and solutions for our customers struggling to come up with a solution to banned petroleum based food colorings in the United States. We have product ranging from vibrant reds to beautiful greens and blues with all colors in between. We can also customize colors to match your needs.

    Natural Food Colors
    • Polyglycerol Esters

  • Polyglycerol Esters

    Our polyglycerol esters are commonly used in applications such as sauces and bakery applications. Polyglycerol esters are effective in high sodium and low pH environments making them ideal for many applications where other emulsifiers may fail. These can also help to make clear emulsifiers.

    Polyglycerol Esters
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