| Rosemary
extract |
Antioxidants |
Hawkins Watts Australia supplies a standardised
rosemary extract to
retard oxidation. |
| Sodium
erythorbate |
|
Sodium
erythorbate can be used to enhance meat
colour and stability. |
| Tocopherols,
Vitamin E |
|
A
range of natural vitamin E derivatives,
including natural tocopherols in
various concentrations, is available. |
| Oleoresins |
Aromatics |
Hawkins Watts Australia has a full range of oleoresins including paprika, black
pepper, ginger, celery, garlic and
many more.
 Please contact
us for more information. |
| Carmine
extracts |
Colours |
Natural carmine
extracts from Phytone can
be added to processed meats and smallgoods to mitigate
some of the colour changes caused by thermal processing. |
| Dehydrated
herbs, Dehydrated vegetables |
Dehydrated products,
flavour, texture |
Dehydrated
vegetables and herbs can provide
flavour and texture to smallgoods. |
| Flavours |
Flavour |
Savoury flavours can
be used to enhance smallgoods, including smoke
flavours. |
| Alginate |
Gelling
agents, gums, hydrocolloids, thickeners, stabilisers |
Alginate provides
a heat stable gel network that will prevent expansion
during cooking and
eliminate burst casings.
We recommend alginates from FMC BioPolymer. Please contact FMC BioPolymer
directly: www.fmcbiopolymer.com. |
| Carrageenan |
|
Carrageenan can
be added to smallgoods to produce extra juiciness,
with reduced purge and
firm texture, especially in sausages and frankfurters.
We recommend carrageenans from FMC BioPolymer. Please contact FMC BioPolymer
directly: www.fmcbiopolymer.com. |
| Citrus
Fibre |
|
Herbafood
Ingredients, a division of Herbstreith & Fox,
has a range of apple and citrus-derived fibres,
including Herbacel AQ Plus Citrus Fibre. These
fibres have very high water-holding capacity
and have shown to sequester heavy metals, as
well as promoting good intestinal health. |
| Sodium metabisulphite |
Preservatives |
The addition of
salt and preservatives such as sodium metabisulphite has
a major effect on the shelf life of smallgoods. |
| Sodium Lactate |
|
Shelf
life can often also be extended by the addition of
up to 2% Sodium
Lactate. |
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