Lycored - Lycopene and Carotenoid Formulation for Food Fortification

LycoRed specializes in providing custom-made fortification and natural carotenoid colorant solutions to the food and beverage industry. By combining value-added microencapsulated ingredients in sophisticated premixes, LycoRed simplifies the development and manufacture of cutting edge products, creating lucrative opportunities for innovative nutrition.

VITAMIN AND MINERAL PREMIXES

LycoRed premixes provide a coordinated solution to a variety of fortification challenges faced by manufacturers of food and beverage products including, cereals, baked goods, and dairy products. Decades of experience enable LycoRed to provide each customer with the dry or oily premix best suited to their individual production process, food matrix, batch size, packaging and marketing requirements.

A new, state-of-the-art premix facility in Maidstone, UK meets the stringent quality control requirements for manufacture of infant formula.

MICROENCAPSULATED INGREDIENTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

LycoRed adds value to vitamins, minerals and functional ingredients through a sophisticated process of microencapsulation which:

• Reduces overages
• Increases matrix stability
• Eliminates ingredient cross interaction
• Protects sensitive materials
• Masks both odor and taste
• Increases heat stability

Microencapsulated ingredients are ideal for use in a wide variety of food applications. LycoRed’s gelatin-free, kosher-certified, vegetarian beadlets, available in a free flowing powder with a slow release profile are in demand for dietary supplement tablet and capsule applications, as well.

LYCORED'S NATURAL CAROTENOID PRODUCT LINE FLAGSHIP - LYC-O-MATO®

Lyc-O-Mato® Powder was developed especially to fortify foods and beverages with all the health benefits of the tomato. This antioxidant-rich GMO-free complex of natural tomato lycopene, beta-carotene, tocopherols, phytoene, phytofluene and phytosterols supports cardiovascular, prostate and skin health and helps to prevent oxidative damage to cells.

Lyc-O-Mato® Powder is a non-hygroscopic, free-flowing powder, low in sugar and high in dietary fiber, produced from lycopene-rich tomato pulp. Lyc-O-Mato® Powder is GRAS and can be used to fortify a variety of food and beverage products including meat substitutes, fruit smoothies, baked goods, nutrition bars and dairy products.

HEALTHY FOOD COLORANT OF CHOICE - TOMAT-O-RED®

Tomat-O-Red®, colors foods with 100% lycopene from tomatoes. This carotenoid colorant meets the consumer demand for safe, non-synthetic colors of non-animal origin, and provides all the health benefits of tomato lycopene. Kosher-certified Tomat-O-Red® is available both as an 8% lycopene oleoresin for use by color compounders, and as two ready-to-use formulations of lycopene crystals that disperse uniformly and are stabilized to prevent separation.

Stable over a wide range of temperatures and exhibiting no signs of color shift, Tomat-O-Red® oleoresin, lycopene crystals in glycerin and free-flowing cold water dispersible powder offer manufacturers perfect healthy coloring choices in shades of yellow through red. Tomat-O-Red® is approved as a food colorant in the US, Europe and Japan.

LycoRed, world leader in the production, formulation and marketing of tomato lycopene complex, operates internationally and incorporates the expertise of former subsidiary, Biodar Ltd. and newly acquired Nutriblend Ltd. Regional LycoRed offices in Europe, USA, UK, and Israel, provide technical and regulatory support and outstanding customer service.