IFT 2013: Biocatalysts to launch enzyme technology

Biocatalysts Ltd will be one of the exhibitors at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, to be held on 13 – 16 July in Chicago, Illinois.  The company will be showcasing its latest enzyme technology at booth 1689.

The first new product Biocatalysts will display is Pectinase 872L, which is a fruit firming enzyme. Many food processors or manufacturers experience the problem of soft fruit and vegetables breaking down or becoming damaged during processing; Pectinase 872L helps to alleviate this problem. The enzyme works by catalysing the hydrolysis of methyl ester bonds in pectin, releasing free carboxyl groups. These free carboxyl groups are then cross-linked with divalent ions such as calcium to form a network of pectin, which is more likely to stay in fruit tissue during transformation processes. This will ensure that the strawberries maintain their structure and form within the yoghurt, both increasing the quality of the product and saving money due to less waste

The second new product will be Promod? 950L which is a microbial protease preparation with broad substrate specificity. It is efficient at hydrolysing vegetable, animal and fish proteins to increase solubility, reduce viscosity and produce specific flavours. It is particularly suitable for hydrolysis of baker's and brewer's yeast to increase solubility and yields during the manufacture of yeast extracts. Promod? 950L, which is both Kosher and Halal, is also a suitable alternative to papain and the microbial origin of the product removes the variability of quality and supply associated with plant derived material.

Along with these two new enzymes, Biocatalysts technical staff will be on hand to discuss their full capabilities. This ranges from their successful Flavorpro C, K and L which are microbial equivalents to calf, kid and lamb pregastric esterase respectively to Novel Enzyme Development.