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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Ingredients
- Blue Agave Nectar
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Key Benefits
- Organic, Vegan & Fairtrade certified
- Plant-based sweetener
- Brings taste, mouthfeel, texture and sweetness to the final application with no aftertaste
- Made from a sustainable natural source
- 1.3 times sweeter than sugar and with a low glycemic index of 17.1
- Alternative to honey, sugar and maple syrup
- Allergen & Gluten free and Non-GMO
- Excellent binding agent & highly soluble for ease of use
- 3-year shelf life from production
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Application
Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup naturally accentuates and helps enhance food flavors providing texture, consistency, wettability and sweetness without modifying its sensory properties.
Due to its attributes, Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup is ideally used as a natural sweetener in a wide variety of beverages (coffee, tea, fruit water and juices) and, in food product industries such as dairy (milk, smoothies, yogurt, milkshakes, ice cream and milk candy), bakery and desserts (bread, cakes, cookies, cereal bars, cereal boxes and hotcakes), seasonings (salads, dressings, vinaigrettes, sauces, marinades) and natural foods and fruits to name some.
Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup is suitable as a replacement for table sugar, honey, corn and/or maple syrup.
- Recommended Consumption
- Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup can be consumed by children and adults.
- Diabetic (Diabetes Mellitus) person should not consume the Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup without medical supervision.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Soluble In
- Appearance
- Crystals
- Odor
- Characteristic to Agave
- Taste
- Pleasantly sweet
- Dispersible in
- Very Good
- Soluble in
- Water
- Physico-Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions pH 4 - 6 - Potentiometry Ash Content max. 0.5 % Gravimetry Moisture Content max. 5 % Termobalance Density min. 0.75 g/cm3 Gravimetry Solubility min. 500 g/L at 25°C Gravimetry Glycemic Index 17.1 (± 3.2) - Glycemic response* - Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Escherichia Coli Absent - FDA-BAM-Chap. 4 Salmonella Sp Absent in 25g - AOAC-989.13 Yeast & Molds Count max. 10 CFU/g FDA-BAM-Chap. 18 Total Bacterial Count max.1000 CFU/g FDA-BAM-Chap. 3 Total Coliforms Absent - FDA-BAM-Chap. 4 - Nutritional Information
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Calories 400 Cal/100g - Total Fat 0 g/100g - Saturated Fat 0 g/100g - Trans Fat 0 g/100g - Cholesterol 0 mg/100g - Sodium 15 mg/100g - Total Carbohydrate 100 g/100g - Dietary Fiber 1 g/100g - Total Sugars 99 g/100g - Protein 0 g/100g - Vitamin D 0 mcg/100g - Calcium 0 mg/100g - Iron 0 mg/100g - Potassium 0 mg/100g - - Typical Carbohydrate Profile
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Fructose Content min. 98 % HPAEC-PAD Glucose Content max. 1 % HPAEC-PAD Sucrose max. 0.5 % HPAEC-PAD Inulin/Fructooligosaccharides max. 0.5 % HPAEC-PAD Mannitol max. 0.5 % HPAEC-PAD Other Sugars max. 0.13 % HPAEC-PAD - Note
- HPAEC-PAD: High Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography coupled to Pulsed Amperometric Detection.
Regulatory & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
Bulk:
- Sack 25 Kg
- Box 20 Kg
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 24 Months
- Shelf Life & Storage Requirements
Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup shelf life is 2 (TWO) years unopened and without refrigeration. This product must be kept fully closed. Once opened, the container must be completely consumed.
Organic 100% Blue Agave Crystallized Syrup must preferably stored protected from light, at room temperature (77°F) in a cool and dry place. Avoid contact with moisture since it is a hygroscopic product.