Example of konjac application-Beverage

In recent years, the beverage industry has been developing towards the direction of health beverage. The beverage made of konjac gum as the main material or auxiliary materials have both the functions of medicine and food, which are beneficial to people's health and conform to the trend of social development. 

Konjac gum has the properties of thickening, suspending, emulsifing and stability. Using Konjac gum can improve the quality of the drink for modification. Adding 0.5%~1.0% konjac gum to protein drink can not form oil extraction and precipitation, the quality of the beverage is stable, and the taste is thick. At the same time konjac gum can improve the quality and process characteristics of some cold drink products; For example, adding a small amount of konjac gum to the pulp beverage can improve its suspension effect, increase the viscosity of the juice and pulp, adjust the taste, food perception and improve the appearance quality. 

In fruit juice, vegetable juice, tea drinks and other products, konjac gum can be used as an excellent thickening agent and suspending stabilizer to make the beverage pulp, vegetable juice and otherb beverage do not settle, good suspension, taste and appearance can be adjusted, and increase the health care function of this kind of drinks. In low sugar, low calorific value beverage use effect is better, the dosage than carrageenan, xanthan gum to reduce more than 50%, but the effect is more than double.