Summary
This pure, spray-dried Blueberry powder delivers a concentrated natural blend of phenolic antioxidants including the blue coloured anthocyanins to your cosmetic product. Additionally, the powder contains fruit sugars, acids, Vitamins C and K, trace minerals and soluble fibre.
Anthocyanins, Vitamin K, quercetin, Kaempferol.
Origin
Botanical (Fresh fruit)
Process
Produced by taking freshly squeezed blueberries and spray drying them. Spray drying concentrates the antioxidants naturally present in the fruit juice. The process also stabilises the phytochemicals by drying off the water. Most blueberries contain around 80% water when fresh so 20g of this blueberry juice powder would provide the same antioxidant hit as you would get from a 100g of fresh blueberry juice.
Appearance
Violet Powder. Free flowing when dehydrated
Smell : Mild, characteristic of Blueberries but not strong enough to be used as a major odour active.
Solubility
Water soluble.
pH of reconstituted powder
around 3.5
Heat stability
Will tolerate heating for a short time but best to add into your formula once the temperature is below 50C as some of the anthocyanins (purple colourants) will start to break down with excessive heat.
Use instructions
To create a re-constituted Blueberry juice mix 1 part Blueberry powder to 4 parts water (20% powder to 80% water). Add to your formula in the cool-down phase if possible and for best stability, maintain a product pH of below 5. Final product pH is a more important factor in polyphenol stability than heat treatment during manufacturing.
Typical use level
Between 1-20% on an ‘as supplied’ basis but can be used in higher quantities if required.
Examples of applications
Please Note: These products are for cosmetic use only and not to be consumed.
New Directions Australia Pty Ltd. does not supply food grade raw materials and therefore cannot waive GST.
Prior to use: Customers should always refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet / Specification Sheet OR the ingredients label as affixed to each product which are current at the time of supply of the product.
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