
- Introduction
- Applications
The "clean eating" trend has inspired a back to basics approach in product development; food producer feels the pressure to find clean-labeling ingredients to protect food shelf-life and stability. Fungal-sourced ingredients are a perfect fit for the trend toward clean and healthy eating with antimicrobial activities and enticing flavors that have long been consumer favorites.
Mushria™ is a Pleurotus extract that contains water-soluble polysaccharides, rich in chitosan and enzymes. It has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, as well as clarification, antioxidation and thickening activities. Mushria™ is mainly used for improving quality stability of beverages.
Mushria™- Natural antimicrobial
Applications |
Dosage |
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Beverages |
Soft drinks |
150-250 mg/kg |
In the context of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, Mushria™ OM can be labelled as novel food ingredient, labelled as mushroom powders.