date:Sep 17, 2018
Plant-based ingredients, organic, non-GMO are all trends pushing for botanicals to be used in beverages, says Randy Kreienbrink, vice president of marketing for BI, Rancho Dominguez, Calif.
Among the popular botanicals featured within beverage formulations are green tea, guayusa, guarana, kola nut, turmeric, yerba mate, tamarind, hibiscus, rose hip, passion flower, acai, blueberry, cranberry, pomegranate, papaya, faba bean, pumpkin seed, acerola, chia and quinoa, Kreienbrink says.
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