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Material Data Sheet

Product: Pomegranate Concentrate

  • Product Group: Juices & Bases
  • Category: Concentrate
  • Type: Clarified
  • Nature: Natural

Description

Pomegranate concentrate is a rich and versatile ingredient with a distinctive, tart flavour. Made from 100% pure pomegranate juice, it is prepared by squeezing the flesh to extract the juice, before undergoing a clarification process, which involves filtration of the cloudy juices. The resulting deep red-violet coloured liquid has a flavour and aroma characteristic of pomegranate and can be used in both its concentrated form or diluted by adding water.

Pomegranate concentrate is a great source of antioxidants, such as polyphenols and tannins, which have been linked to a wide range of health benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties, improved digestion, and reduced risk of heart disease. Pomegranate juice is also known to be high in vitamin C and fibre, and studies suggest it may help to lower blood pressure and improve exercise performance.

Our pomegranate concentrate is packaged in 25kg frozen jerrycans and can be shipped worldwide. As a leading independent juice supplier and blender, Gerald McDonald is committed to sourcing and supplying the highest quality ingredients. Our pomegranate concentrate is BRC certified, ensuring it meets the highest standards of quality, hygiene and food safety.

With our purpose-built blending facilities and warehouses, we are able to process, blend, store and deliver juices, concentrates, herbs, spices, and essential oils to customers in the UK and worldwide. Our dedicated customer support team offers individual points of contact for each customer, ensuring that our service is tailored to your requirements. We pride ourselves on our expert blending capabilities and can produce customised blends of concentrates and purees, as well as other dry or liquid components such as flavours, colours, stabilisers, food acids, and gums.

At Gerald McDonald, we are committed to providing exceptional customer service and support throughout the supply process. Our strong worldwide supplier network means that we can offer a vast variety of products, with new and novel ingredients being sourced constantly. Our new product development team works with clients to match, optimise, and scale blends depending on their requirements, with trial blending work available in our laboratory or factory.


Glossary

Aseptic Concentrate
Concentrate is heated to destroy any micro-organisms and is then filled into large sterile bags under aseptic conditions and sealed. It does not need to be stored frozen for micro-biological reasons but prolonged storage at high temperatures leads to a reduction in product quality regarding the colour of red fruits.

Frozen Concentrate
This generally refers to the product, which is not sterile and is stored below -15°C in drums and below -7°C in bulk.

Pulp Sediment Concentrate
In cloudy juices, particularly citrus, cellular matter will sediment during storage. The amount of sedimentation can be quantified by centrifugation of the juice under standardised conditions and then reading the resulting volume of sediment.

Puree
All of the juice and a large proportion of the fibrous matter naturally found in the fruit are maintained. The insoluble matter is broken up to pass through a fine sieve to produce a smooth liquid thicker than the juice equivalent. Puree is available as both a concentrate and single strength.

Clarified
Juices can be clear or cloudy. Clarified juices are prepared usually by a combination of enzymatic pre-treatment followed by filtration of cloudy juices. These clarified juices tend to be less flavoursome than their cloudy counterparts due to the extra processing.

Cloudy/Peel Extract
Cloudy concentrates are specialised citrus products manufactured by extracting de-oiled peel and pulp residues with hot water with the addition of pectolytic enzymes. The filtered, extracted cloudy liquid is then pasteurized and concentrated to 50°Brix.

Comminute
Comminute is a whole fruit puree. All of the outer layers of the fruit are intentionally included generally by mechanically processing them to a pulp like consistency and incorporating them with juice. Only citrus fruits are comminuted. Comminutes cannot be consumed directly but are used in the formulation of drinks primarily in citrus squashes. Comminute is declared on the pack as a mix of fruit/juice content or just fruit content.

Compounds
A blend of juices, flavours, colours, acids, stabilisers – often made for ease of use at soft drink production sites.

Packaging
Customer specific packaging upon request.

Our packaging options include:
Aseptic bags
Drums
Jerry cans
1000L rigid plastic IBCs
1000L aseptic bins

Tankers
In collaboration with our NPD, we are able to produce exclusive fruit mixes based on customer requests.

Please contact us for technical specifications, samples and further information.

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