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Applications
In the following sections, you will
find out more about how our specialty food-grade salts and unique
products are used in the individual sectors and the critical factors
with which they comply.
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Dairy
In the dairy sector, SUPRASEL®
salt is used to enhance flavor and preserve foods. For butter
and margarine production, the high dissolution rate, fine
and consistent particle size, excellent slurry performance
and extremely high purity of our micro-fine SUPRASEL MICROZO®
salt makes it the product of choice. In cheese-making, purity
and the right particle-size distribution are also crucial
factors. Our salt not only retards the growth of undesirable
microorganisms and controls various enzyme activities, but
its curing properties are essential to the very process itself.
SUPRASEL® salt reduces moisture and water activity
and stimulates rind molding.
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Meat
SUPRASEL® salts
safeguard meat products against microbial growth, enhance
their flavor, stabilize color and improve texture.
Their good dissolution rate promotes
coloration and prevents spot-molding. Its homogeneous particle-size
distribution allows flawless mixing with nitrite (and iodine),
to guarantee shelf-life. SUPRASEL® salt also
increases shelf-life by slowing down the oxidation of fats
and by making meat more resistant to light and higher temperatures.
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Bakery
SUPRASEL® iodized
salts enhance the flavor and texture of bread. Their consistent
granulation strengthens and tightens gluten, making the dough
harder and stickier. When of a high purity, salt effectively
stabilizes yeast fermentation and allows bakers to control
the development of yeast, the production of gas and the ripening
of dough.
In sweet icings and fillings,
salt serves as a flavor-enhancer. Our food-grade and homogeneously
mixed salts are also an important carrier.
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Canning/pickling
Our salts are used in canning to preserve
products and enhance their flavor. The fact that they are free of
calcium and magnesium helps prevent the hardening of vegetable tissue.
For some applications, coarse salt
with a narrow particle-size distribution is required. SUPRASEL®
Coarse is recommended for this. In pickling, salt also acts as a
fermentation controller (e.g. for cucumber pickles, olives and sauerkraut).
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Soups/seasoning
SUPRASEL® salt
is used as both an ingredient and a carrier in soups and seasonings.
To prevent de-mixing, the salt's
particle-size distribution and its ranges must be selected
to match the other ingredients. SUPRASEL® Dendritic's
open structure makes it the perfect carrier for natural and
artificial seasonings and aromas, and so for use in herbal
mélanges, soups and mixes, and improves compacting
the end product. In dry-mix flavorings, the free flowing of
SUPRASEL® helps prevent caking and clutter,
while its optimal particle size ensures good blending and
guards against discrepancies in flavor.
For special applications, the
salt should have a high absorption level, good adherence and
good blending possibility. Applied in bouillon blocks, salt
must be blended homogeneously to prevent de-mixing and ensure
compatibility with the end-product.
Spreads, dressings & sauces
In spreads, dressings and sauces,
SUPRASEL® increases shelf life and acts as
a taste-enhancer. For peanut butter and dressings, the fine
and consistent grain size of our SUPRASEL®
prevents de-mixing and is well-suited for even spreading.
The free flowing quality is the key to equal dosage.
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Snacks
In snacks, SUPRASEL® salt is used
as a flavor-carrier and taste-enhancer. The right particle-size
distribution is essential for good taste impact for savory snacks
and coated nuts, while consistent quality is needed to ensure uniform
adherence and rapid dissolution. The proper, fine particle size
is important to prevent crumbling or cracking of coated surfaces
and to prevent dust and lumps.
SUPRASEL® salts are available in
various grain sizes, and because they are free flowing, they ensure
equal dosaging. Any additives used do not affect the flavor. Due
to its excellent surface adherence, SUPRASEL® Dendritic is perfectly
suited for salting chips, peanuts and other savory snacks.
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Fish
SUPRASEL® salts
are used to cure, conserve, preserve and enhance the flavor
of fish.
To prevent undesirable reactions
and safeguard flavor, they are also free of insolubles and
impurities. The constant and reliable specification ensures
consistent curing.
In fish packing, SUPRASEL®
coarse is used to prevent sticking and breaking, and to improve
the quality and appearance of the finished product.
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Beverages
SUPRASEL® salt acts as a taste-enhancer
in beverages and is free of insolubles and impurities to prevent
undesirable reactions and safeguard flavor. In sport drinks, our
product restores the body's natural sodium levels after strenuous
exercise.
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