PurC® - Organic Vitamin C [Bulk Ingredient]

PurC® Organic Vitamin C Extracts

Boost Your Organic Vitamin C!

Let’s make healthy brands better with vitamin C from nature. Organic PurC® harnesses the incredible potency of acerola cherry, which contains 70 times more vitamin C than other fruits and vegetables by weight. Meaning a little of our water-soluble 25% vitamin C extract packs a healthy punch. This innovative ingredient adds a deliciously light tart flavor with a hint of sweetness to beverages, gummies, foods, and supplements. So try a sample for your next formulation and boost your organic vitamin C with PurC® (available in conventional and organic).

Key Benefits

25% Vitamin C
Fully water-soluble – Perfect for Beverages!
Excellent flavor that is deliciously tart with a hint of sweetness
USDA certified organic or conventional options
Non-GMO Project Verified
Can also be used as an pH modifier/preservative

Sensory Profile

PurC is slightly sweet with a mild tart finish, and it is the perfect complement for a wide variety of product applications.

Overcoming the Challenges of Natural Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a naturally occurring compound in many fruits and vegetables. Yet, it might be a shock to learn that most vitamin C used for supplements and beverages is synthetically derived. Artificial vitamin C has become the industry norm, mostly because of the known challenges in extracting it from natural sources. For many of these ingredients, the extractable amounts of vitamin C in their raw form are neither potent enough, stable enough, nor soluble enough to be used as a commercially viable option in products. Applied Food Sciences addresses this by providing the industry with the incredible potency of PurC organic vitamin C extract.

Certifications

USDA Organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced through approved methods. The organic standards describe the specific requirements that must be verified by a USDA-accredited certifying agent before products can be labeled USDA organic.

This ingredient has been verified by the Non-GMO Project not to contain genetically modified material.

Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) is a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designation that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements.

Halal certification states that the food or the products are permissible for the followers of Islam and no haram product or procedure is used while it's manufacturing or processing.

STAR-K Kosher Certification is a guarantee that food products and ingredients meet all kosher requirements.

This ingredient does not to contain Gluten.

The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) is an international association representing more than 100 best-in-class natural products, dietary supplement, functional food, and scientific and technology and related service companies that share a commitment to providing consumers with natural health products of superior quality, benefit and reliability.

Applied Food Sciences is a member of American Botanical Council (ABC) in the interest in herbal research and education. ABC is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information for consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers, educators, industry and the media.

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Ready to experience the benefits of working with AFS ingredients in your products? Contact our team today to request samples, discuss formulation options, or place an order.

Applied Food Sciences is a supplier and wholesaler of functional ingredients for the natural products industry. AFS manufactures its specialty botanical extracts in bulk for use in food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutritional supplements. Whether you are seeking extracts, powders, or concentrates, you can rest assured that, with over 20 years of experience, AFS can support your project needs.

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