Product: Lemon Concentrate

Lemon Concentrate Cloudy is a commonly used ingredient for food and drink products.

Therefore it is very much a standard stock item for us.

A rich source of vitamin C, lemon juice, rind and zest are used in a wide variety of food and drinks. Lemon juice is used for soft drinks, cocktails, lemonade and a number of marinades. Lemon juice and rind are used in the production of marmalade, whilst lemon rind and slices are used as a garnish. Lemon zest is also used to add flavour to dishes including puddings, rice and baked goods amongst other things.

Our lemon concentrate is made from lemons grown in Spain and Argentina. Once the harvest has been gathered, the lemons are sent to the finest manufacturing facilities with modern technology for processing and packaging, in order to maintain the properties of the fruit.

Lemon concentrate is made by removing the skin and pips, then juicing the inner flesh of the lemon. This natural juice is then subjected to a heat treatment to remove some of the water content, which results in a concentrated solution that is six times the strength of a regular juice whilst being significantly smaller in volume.

This smaller volume makes it much easier and more cost-effective to transport. It can be used in its concentrated form or restored to regular strength by re-adding water at the point of final processing.

We have a variety of packaging options, from frozen to aseptic packing in jerrycans, packs or drums.

Available from 30 to 40 Brix / 400-500gpl.
Options also include unpreserved or unpreserved product.
Technical spec product description: A yellow to fawn coloured turbid viscous liquid with an aroma characteristic of lemon.
Below is basic parameters for 400gpl product (frozen), but please contact us for your specific requirements/packaging as spec parameters will vary.

Why Gerald McDonald & Company
As the largest independent juice supplier and blender in the UK with BRC ‘AA’ grade status, we supply ingredients to the food, drink, flavour and fragrance industries. Our UK Headquarters are in Basildon, England, where we have excellent access to the UK ports of Felixstowe, Tilbury and the London Gateway.
Gerald McDonald & Company was founded in 1917, and we have always upheld high standards of sourcing and supplying the finest quality ingredients. Our purpose-built blending facilities and warehouses allow us to process, blend, store and deliver juices, concentrates, herbs, spices and essential oils to customers in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
We do not have a minimum order quantity (MOQ).
 
Our Facilities
Expert Blending
Our fully modernised computer-controlled facility allows us to produce customised blends of concentrates and purees, as well as dry and liquid components such as flavours, colours, stabilisers, food acids and gums. Our mixing tanks range in capacity from 1,000L to 26,000L and all have stirrers, are on load cells and manufactured from 316 grade stainless steel.

Recipe Control & Processing
Our semi-automatic system controls supply line valves to and from the mixing tanks, ensuring complete flexibility and accuracy during the production and filling processes. The system has an in-line homogeniser, a Silverson shear mixer and tubular pasteurizer.

Filling
Preserved and frozen can be packed in a variety of container sizes from 10kg jerrycans through to 1,100kg IBCs and road tankers. Aseptic products are packed in bag-in-box, bag-in-drum or bulk bins of capacities of 15L, 20L, 200L and 1000L.

Equipment Cleaning
We continuously maintain plant cleanliness and hygiene via fully automated C.I.P (Cleaning in Place) and S.I.P (Sterilisation in Place). There is also a dedicated station for cleaning returned IBCs.

Research & Development
Our strong worldwide supplier network allows us to offer a huge variety of products, with new and unique ingredients being sourced all the time.
In addition to the wide selection of ingredients, we can also supply a range of stock within one product area. This gives clients the option of both premium and high volume versions. We can also supply Organic and Fairtrade ingredients as required.

Customer Service
Our new product development team works with clients throughout the process, and can match, optimise and scale blends depending on the requirements. Our blending facilities are purpose-built, meaning that we can undertake trial blending work for clients in our laboratory or factory, all at no additional charge.

We are not tied to particular flavour houses or bottlers and can therefore offer a tailored service to each of our customers. Each customer has a dedicated customer support team member as a single point of contact, ensuring that our service is totally tailored to your requirements. Our extensive UK stocks mean we can handle urgent orders, often with very short delivery times.