Biography
Biography: Pritee Paliwal
Abstract
The current study aims to identify safe technology for nutraceutical ingredients. Supercritical fluids are highly compressed gases, which have combined properties of gases and liquids in an intriguing manner. Supercritical fluids can lead to reactions, which are difficult or even impossible to achieve in conventional solvents. It is a fast process completed in 10 to 60 minutes. A supercritical fluid can be separated from analyte by simply releasing pressure, leaving almost no trace and yields a pure residue. Straights place the goodness of minimally processed artisan ingredients in the hands of the Formulator and Food Manufacturer. When you create your next line of seasonings, soups, chorizos, pepperonis, sauces salads, bakes, goulashes, curries, salsa’s and stews, our straight extracts will add that perfect natural flavor and color making your products the choice of the consumer. Nutraceuticals are products that provide health and medicinal benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foodstuff. Nutraceuticals are particularly of interest to the present generation because they have the potential to substantially reduce the expensive, high tech, disease treatment approaches presently being employed in western healthcare. Primarily used in functional foods and dietary supplements, nutraceuticals ingredients are natural bioactive, chemical compounds that have health promoting disease preventive or medical properties. Since the early 1990s, there has been a considerable shift in consumers (Especially consumers from developed countries) perspective towards nutraceuticals and functional foods. Currently, consumers are much more conscious and aware about health and many share the perception that the onset of many chronic diseases can be prevented with the proper intake of nutritious diet. Food supplements are not only being consumed for just meeting the recommended dietary allowances but also as a mechanism for performance enhancement and disease prevention. An accelerated world demands an accelerated lifestyle. This in turn has placed huge demands on our health, which is reflected in our food habits. While we may have no control over our lives, we can control our dietary behavior. This is where science and technology meets food and nutrition. The increased public awareness of the health, environment and safety concerns associated with the use of some organic solvents in food processing and the possible solvent contamination of the final products. The high cost of organic solvents and the increasingly stringent environmental regulations together with the new requirements of the medical and food industries for ultra-pure and high added value products have pointed out the need for the development of new and clean technologies for the processing of food ingredients. Supercritical fluid extraction (SCFE) process has emerged as the alternative to the traditional solvent extraction process. It is a separation technique, which is developed by use of the fluid that has the ability of dissolution at supercritical pressure and supercritical temperature. Synthite® has a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for new technology (Super Critical Fluid Extraction (CO2) and Straight (Straights are a class of 100% natural non-selective, mechanically processed ingredients), which ensures green, environment-friendly isolates of the botanical, by eliminating solvent residue and high temperature processing. Green technology is the answer to the growing demand for pure and natural substances in the industry and the Straights are our answer to this multidimensional challenge that formulators and manufacturers face