Lehmann Ingredients has announced its partnership with Xampla to supply ‘breakthrough’ nutrient microencapsulation technology across food and beverage applications.
Xampla’s nutrient microencapsulation technology is set to join Lehmann’s portfolio of ingredients supplied to FMCG brands and supply chain partners across the UK. The collaboration aims to offer ‘superior’ fortification of vitamin D in food and beverages by encapsulating it within a microscopic, digestible capsule engineered from plant proteins.
Xampla’s technology works with a wide range of fat soluble and fat suspendable active ingredients, providing enteric release once in the digestive system. First used in collaboration with soft drinks manufacturer Britvic, Xampla’s microencapsulation capsules are said to improve the stability of nutrients in liquid, protecting them from degradation caused by UV light, pH imbalance and pasteurisation.
Lehmann says its customers will now be able to offer fortified products without the costly ‘overage’ of added vitamins. The company is states it is the first distributor to partner with Xampla using this technology.
Alexandra French, CEO at Xampla, said: “Lehmann’s is rightly a highly trusted ingredient supplier, so we are really delighted to be working with them. This partnership is a ringing endorsement of our technology, and a huge stride in making it available at scale.”
Charlie Lehmann, Director at Lehmann Ingredients, added: “Xampla’s innovative encapsulation solution makes for a very exciting addition to our portfolio. We believe consumers will be really pleased with the results of Xampla’s technology which enables ‘enteric’; delayed release within the digestive system after consumption.”
Last month, Xampla collaborated with Yili Innovation Centre Europe to test and validate its microscopic natural polymer capsules, designed to preserve vitamins and nutrients in milk, cheese, yoghurt, and other dairy products. Xampla plans to ‘accelerate the deployment’ of nutrient microcapsules into advanced fortification technology and other global markets.
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