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DolCas Biotech demonstrates Curcugen in chocolate at Vitafoods
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Wednesday, 08 May, 2024, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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New Jersey, USA
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DolCas Biotech, LLC will launch a new prototype of delicious chocolate laced with its flagship curcumin ingredient Curcugen to demonstrate its versatility in functional foods and beverages. The tasty reveal will occur at the Vitafoods Europe in Geneva, booth #N217, May 14 to 16, 2024.
Dr Shavon Jackson-Michel, director of Medical & Scientific Affairs for DolCas Biotech, said, “We bring functional chocolate to Switzerland—a country famous for its chocolate—to reinvent the chocolate segment with added better-for-you value. Increased consumer focus on health and wellness continues to drive demand for functional treats. Consumers are seeking convenient ways to incorporate bioactive ingredients into their daily routines, and functional platforms offer a flavorful and accessible option.”
Blending two antioxidant-rich, astringent ingredients—cocoa and turmeric extract—in a smooth, tasty format creates a real challenge. To tackle this, it partnered with a boutique chocolate maker to create the perfect chocolate with all the sensory experience consumers crave. The collaboration resulted in an indulgent chocolate bite enriched with Curcugen’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits to suit consumers desiring innovative delivery systems for wellness ingredients.
K G Rao, president, DolCas, said, “The chocolate company successfully addressed the challenges of color and texture and were quite pleased by the mild taste of Curcugen and its ability to readily be applied to the chocolate base. Similarly, we expect customers looking for researched anti-inflammatory and antioxidative actives for other food, beverage, and crossover applications to have an equally great experience with Curcugen.”
The 2x2-inch chocolate square is individually wrapped for visitors at Vitafoods Europe to sample the fun, tasty treat. Each single-serving chocolate square will carry the Curcugen logo as the uniquely compatible, patent-pending, water-dispersible turmeric extract. It delivers a clinically-supported dose of 500mg of Curcugen, based on a number of published studies on Curcugen. Curcugen has been shown to support gut mobility and mood health, as well as improve post-exercise recovery time. These mechanisms are backed by multiple clinical studies.
Previous experiments with other curcumin sources showed that overcoming bitter flavours and solubility were the major obstacles for chocolate manufacturers. “Using ongoing in-house tasting with our employees, business colleagues, and clients we were able to choose the ideal concentration of Curcugen within a 65% dark chocolate matrix, without the use of bitter blockers or loads of unnecessary ingredients and without adding additional sugar,” concluded Jackson-Michel.
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