PLT Health Solutions’ rosemary extract solutions—either standardized carnosic acid or rosmarinic acid—can effectively replace synthetic antioxidants
Who doesn’t loves chocolate peanut butter cups? High demand for this second most popular, high-volume confection (more than $400 million in annual sales) means they typically are freshly made. Peanut butter – like many foods that have a high level of fats in them – can be difficult to preserve and have a tendency to deteriorate, leading to texture and flavor issues and reducing effective shelf life.
Food-grade synthetic antioxidants, such as BHA, BHT, EDTA and TBHQ, have been used for decades to protect food products, especially high-fat foods, from oxidation and rancidity, and thus to promote taste and freshness and extend shelflife. However, the dramatic move of the food industry toward cleaner labels, coupled with consumers’ desires for more wholesome ingredients, has placed a big target on these compounds.