date:Apr 16, 2013
ing confectioners to modify existing formulations for maximum cost in use savings, achieving a similar product while using fewer raw materials.
For example, a confectioner using 400,000 pounds of gum arabic at $1.25 per pound could use 200,000 pounds of TicaPAN Quick Crunch priced at $1.35 per pound and save $230,000 a year. While TicaPAN Quick Crunch is only 1% to 3% of the entire formulation, sugar and sugar alcohols constitute 60% to 75% of the shell.
Natural sugar or artificial sweeteners,