WINCHESTER, VA—An innovative range of ingredients, from Taura Natural Ingredients, offers ancient grains combined with Ultra Rapid Concentrated® (URC®) fruit and vegetables. The range, URC® Inclusions™, allow manufacturers to fill a gap in the market by creating products that contain customized blends of ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth and chia with 100% pure concentrated fruits and vegetables for applications in the snack, bakery, breakfast cereal and confectionery categories.
URC Inclusions can incorporate crisped rice and cereals to create a novel crispy-crunch texture, as sweet treats such as chocolate for more indulgent product concepts. In addition, the range is an ideal carrier for functional ingredients, such as probiotics and prebiotics.