Sugar for Flavor Industry & Beverage Manufacturing
The Importance of Sugar in Flavoring & Food Additives
Sugar plays an incredibly important role in many industries, not just as a sweetener, but as an important active or added ingredient on its own. This is because sugar has many important chemical properties that are useful in multiple industries. Added sugars are found in many foods and beverages, and for a good reason.
- Chemically, sugar can be used to control the boiling point or freezing point of certain foods to avoid burning or crystallization.
- Sugar can prevent bacterial growth by binding with excess water so microorganisms cannot develop.
- You may enhance the flavors already found in naturally occurring sugar by simply adding more!
How are Sugar Sweeteners Used in the Flavoring Industry?
At its core, adding flavor to any food item, beverage, or even pharmaceutical begins with sugar. Fruit juices already contain natural sugars from fruits, but sugar is still frequently added to juice and other soda and dairy beverages to give them unique flavors. Sugar enhances the flavor of anything it is added to, but beyond that, it serves a few other purposes as well.
Development of Color
and Flavor
As an added ingredient, sugar works together with other ingredients to enhance or brighten the colors of natural ingredients and even increase aromatics. Sugar can also counteract other less desirable bitter ingredients, such as cocoa, and make it delicious, like turning cocoa into chocolate.
Adding Volume
Many add sugar as a bulking agent for various liquids, syrups, jams, and more. Depending on what type of sugar you use, you can achieve different textures and mouthfeel. You can also combine sugar with other ingredients such as pectin to make more gelatinous creations.
Preservation
As a humectant, sugar binds excess water that normally would accumulate microorganism growth. Despite many people reaching for products with no added sugar, sometimes it is a necessity to prevent products from spoiling too quickly!
Why Choose Indiana Sugar Sweeteners?
High Quality Products
Sugar and beverage manufacturing go hand in hand, so you will need the highest quality products around.
For an easy way to stand out against the crowd, using the best ingredients all tested before purchase will give you the upper hand!
Savings
Sugar not only makes flavoring and beverages more accessible for their delicious taste, but it also helps lower the cost of production, passing the savings along to the customers.
We want to pass the savings on to the confectioners. You'll need sugar, and we offer our products in bulk, so you experience savings and convenience.
Timely Shipments
Sugar for flavoring and beverages is vital. We can reliably get you your shipments when you need them from one of our warehouses across the country.
When you call, we'll be ready. You'll never have to worry about waiting on us.
Best Sweetening Agents Used For Flavoring, Additives, & Food Ingredients
Crystalline and Powder
Crystal or powdered fructose is often used, especially in the beverage industry, for its extra sweet properties. Less fructose is needed than regular granulated sugar to achieve the same level of sweetness, which helps with waste when you're mass producing a product.
Of course, granulated sugar and brown sugar remain popular for a reason. Their familiar, tried-and-true multipurpose use always means you should always have some in stock, and the flavoring industry is no different.
Liquid
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is the king of liquid sugar additives because of its "bang for the buck." With HFCS, you get a lot of sweetness at a generally lower cost, but there are many other liquid sugar alternatives that are typically deemed "healthier." You may also see natural sugars like honey or maple syrup, or other liquid sugars produced specifically for the beverage industry, such as
bottlers sugar.
Why Indiana Sugars Sweeteners?
Timely Shipments
When you call in your order we respond quickly. In most cases, we deliver to you within 24 hours if you are within a 300-miles radius.
We Know Your Business
Offer the highest quality products, best prices, and on-time delivery that consistently meet and exceed your expectations.
Highest Quality Products
Before you receive a shipment, we have already tested it in our own laboratory. We know how important freshness is to you.
Contact Us
We operate in an industry built on trust and our sugar company’s DNA was built on trust over 99 years ago. This trust can only be achieved through communication and experiences support – from the first contact.
