LycoRed Presents New Concepts for Beverage Fortification

Adding Value by Enhancing Beverages with Healthy Nutrients
Consumers today want more from their beverages than simply good taste. They want health benefits as well. LycoRed is responding to this demand by consumers with a portfolio of beverage fortification concepts that deliver desirable health benefits. A wide variety of beverages lend themselves to fortification. These include fruit juices, vegetable juices, enhanced waters, sports drinks and drinkable yogurts.

Challenges of Beverage Fortification
Beverage fortification presents a unique set of challenges. LycoRed meets these challenges by:

LycoRed can provide a wide range of beverage fortification concepts to meet the needs of your target market. These include…

BLT - Carotenoid Fortified Premix with Antioxidant Health Benefits
LycoRed has developed two new platforms to deliver the antioxidant health benefits of natural carotenoids. These platforms, Tomato on the Go and Summer Delight, are fortified with BLT - a cold water dispersible, ready-to-use formulation of natural beta carotene from Lyc-O-Beta, lutein from Lyc-O-Lutein and tomato lycopene from Lyc-O-Mato^® Red.

Tomato on the Go - Savory Natural Carotenoid Drink
Tomato on the Go is BLT fortified savory antioxidant-rich juice drink. The savory flavor is enhanced with natural flavor from CTC, clear tomato concentrate, from LycoRed. This full and flavorful beverage is a supplement to a breakfast on the run, and a heart-healthy, satisfying mid-day snack.

Summer Delight - Fruit Flavored Drink with Natural Carotenoids
Summer Delight is a refreshingly fruity carotenoid fortified juice beverage. Rich in beta carotene, tomato lycopene and lutein, this antioxidant-rich juice delivers good taste plus many health benefits. The light, yet sweet taste of natural fruits is a great treat for kids and a refreshing after-sports beverage as well. Heart-healthy Summer Delight works for you all four seasons of the year!

Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Premix for Children’s Fruity Beverages
This new multi-vitamin and mineral premix for fortification of juices is especially formulated to meet the dietary needs of children ages 5 to 13. This premix of vitamins C & D and the essential minerals, calcium, iron and zinc fortifies juices without affecting taste, imparting any odor, or interfering with clarity. Added to juices, this multi-vitamin and mineral premix gives mothers a product that is good for their kids, and gives kids a product that tastes great.

Lyc-O-Guard - Fortified Cosmeceutical Beverage for Women’s Skin Protection
Lyc-O-Guard is an innovative beverage fortification premix targeted to protect a woman’s skin from antioxidant damage from sun UVA and UVB rays and other environmental stresses. Tomato lycopene works in synergy with antioxidant vitamins C and E to provide maximum benefits when taken daily as a supplement. Lyc-O-Guard provides that essential nutrient combination in a premix formulated for delivery in a delicious juice beverage.

Enhanced Skinny Water - Fortified Mineral Water for Dieters
Designed for the fortification of mineral water, the Skinny Water premix contains selected essential nutrients, which combine the benefits of hydration with vitamins, minerals, and clinically tested natural ingredients that suppress appetite, reduce the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, and facilitate fat burning, without stimulating the nervous system. LycoRed accomplishes mineral water fortification without affecting taste, clarity or color through a specialized technology that improves the solubility of the vitamins and minerals. Through fortification, LycoRed transforms ordinary water into enhanced water  a healthy low-calorie beverage that complements a balanced diet plan.

Yogurt Smoothie - Vitamin and Mineral Fortified Meal Replacement
LycoRed fortifies yogurt smoothies with 33% of the RDA of vitamins and minerals plus 5 mg of natural antioxidant tomato lycopene for added health benefit. The yogurt smoothie premix is designed to provide a convenient and tasty nutritional breakfast for people who don’t have time for a sit-down breakfast at home. This nutritional meal replacement formulation addresses issues of taste masking, ingredient cross-interaction and shelf-life with a sophisticated premix of microencapsulated vitamins and minerals.