Beverage Additives' Applications
Beverages encompass a wide range of liquid refreshments, each falling into distinct product categories, often featuring various food additives tailored to enhance taste, texture, and shelf life.
![Food Additives for Beverages](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Food-Additives-for-Beverages-1.jpg)
Soft Drinks: They include carbonated beverages like sodas and non-carbonated ones. Common additives may include sweeteners, flavorings, acidity regulators, preservatives, and colors.
Fruit Juices: This category comprises natural fruit juices, often with added sugars or preservatives for enhanced flavor and shelf life. Additives may include citric acid, preservatives, colors, or flavorings.
Tea and Coffee: Additives in these beverages may include sweeteners, flavorings, milk or cream, and occasionally stabilizers or emulsifiers.
Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic drinks encompass a wide range, including beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails. Additives may include yeast, sugars, malt extracts, flavorings, colors, and preservatives.
Fruit Juices: This category comprises natural fruit juices, often with added sugars or preservatives for enhanced flavor and shelf life. Additives may include citric acid, preservatives, colors, or flavorings.
Tea and Coffee: Additives in these beverages may include sweeteners, flavorings, milk or cream, and occasionally stabilizers or emulsifiers.
Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic drinks encompass a wide range, including beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails. Additives may include yeast, sugars, malt extracts, flavorings, colors, and preservatives.
![Food Ingredients for Beverages](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Food-Ingredients-for-Beverages.jpg)
Energy Drinks: Using food additives in these beverages may include caffeine, taurine, vitamins, sweeteners, preservatives, and flavorings.
Sports Drinks: Additives may include electrolytes, sweeteners, acidity regulators, flavorings, colors, and preservatives.
Dairy-Based Beverages: Milkshakes, smoothies, and dairy-based drinks may include may include stabilizers, emulsifiers, sweeteners, and flavors.
Functional Beverages: Additives may include vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, herbal extracts, sweeteners, and flavorings.
Sports Drinks: Additives may include electrolytes, sweeteners, acidity regulators, flavorings, colors, and preservatives.
Dairy-Based Beverages: Milkshakes, smoothies, and dairy-based drinks may include may include stabilizers, emulsifiers, sweeteners, and flavors.
Functional Beverages: Additives may include vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, herbal extracts, sweeteners, and flavorings.
FOOD ADDITIVES INVOLVED IN BEVERAGES
Beverages commonly utilize food additives such as sweeteners, flavorings (natural or artificial), acidity regulators (such as citric acid), preservatives, colors, and stabilizers or emulsifiers.
![Citric Acid](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Citric-Acid.jpg)
- Citric acid, an acidulant food additive, enhances flavor, preserves freshness, and stabilizes pH in beverages.
- Typical dosage ranges from 0.1% to 0.5%.
![Malic Acid](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Malic-acid.jpg)
- Malic acid, an acidulant food additive, enhances tartness, improves flavor balance, and extends shelf life in beverages.
- Typical dosage ranges from 0.05% to 0.15%.
![Erythritol](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Erythritol.webp)
- It provides low-calorie sweetness, improving taste without raising blood sugar levels.
- Usually restricted to 3.5% of total weight.
![Sodium Benzoate](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sodium-Benzoate.webp)
- It serves as a preservative by stopping the formation of mold and dangerous microorganisms.
- The maximum in beverages is 0.1% by weight.
![Xanthan Gum](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/xanthan-gum.webp)
- It enhances texture and consistency by stabilizing, thickening, and emulsifying.
- Maximum xanthan gum in beverages is typically 0.1% to 0.3%.
![Sucralose](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sucralose.webp)
- It provides zero-calorie sweetness, maintaining flavor without adding sugar content.
- Maximum sucralose in beverages is 150 mg per liter.
![Caramel Color Food Grade](https://www.niranbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Caramel-Color-Food-Grade.webp)
- Give off a deep brown color that improves aesthetic appeal without compromising flavor.
- Caramel color in beverages is used up to 300 mg/L.