Citrosa+®
Citrus-based Sweetener
The sweetener formulation option you should know and use!
Natural Origin
Citrosa+® originates from flavonoids extracted from the peels of immature oranges produced by the evergreen tree Citrus aurantium.
These baby oranges naturally drop to the ground, allowing the full maturation of the orange crop. HTBA prevents agricultural waste by upcycling these baby oranges in the process to make Citrosa+®. HTBA sources the highest quality baby oranges via quality agreements and strong, long-term relationships with grower suppliers.
Unique Citrus-based Sweetener
Citrosa+® is a unique citrus-based sweetener that helps reduce sugar and calories.
While delivering the original taste experience that consumers want in their beverage and food products.
The Choice for Sweetener Formulation Optimization
Citrosa+® is an excellent sweetener formulation choice for beverages and foods.
Especially for sports nutrition beverages (powder and liquid) and soft drinks.
Critical Benefits for Formulators
Achieve essential taste & performance objectives
- Sugar & calorie reduction (on label and/or “stealth”) with sweetness profile improvement.
- Off-flavor masking.
- Flavor intensity increase.
Citrosa+® delivers the original taste experience
- Specially designed for sweetener formulation optimization (unique ingredient).
- Provides sweetness synergy with High-Intensity Sweeteners (HIS) and bulk sugars.
- Reduces sugar and calories (maintains sweetness with up to 2°Bx sugar reduction).
- Fine-tunes the sweetness profile of HIS with a sugar-like sweetness profile that enhances mouthfeel in reduced sugar applications.
- Encapsulation enables controlled sweetness delivery and rapid solubility – especially good fit for beverage applications.
Product Application Targets
Citrosa+® is an excellent sweetener system choice for beverages and foods, especially for beverages:
Sports Nutrition
(Powders and liquids)
Sports Nutrition
(Powders and liquids)
Soft drinks
Soft drink
Citrosa+® Performance Examples
Sensory results with Citrosa+®
- Reduction in off-flavor notes.
- Enhancement of orange flavor notes
Benefits for Consumers
HTBA is a science-based global leader of taste, functional health, nutrition and API ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and animal agriculture industries.
- Captures nature’s power to deliver the original taste and functional performance that consumers desire.
- 45+ years expertise in the manufacture and extraction of citrus flavonoids and Vitamin B12 derivatives, and pioneered the Spanish citrus extraction industry.
- Flexible and adaptive organization is geared to deliver customer requirements.
- Applications labs in Spain and the United States enable quick response to consumer demand.
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