TREHA®

TREHA® is high-purity trehalose - a naturally occurring, not-very-sweet sugar that can be found in many foods (such as mushrooms and yeast) all over the world. Using TREHA® in your recipes can help keep your food looking and tasting fresh and appealing. Due to its unique molecular structure, it’s able to maintain food moisture and natural structure of proteins. Though it’s a sugar and is similar in many ways to other sugars such as sucrose and maltose, TREHA® is uniquely effective in promoting moisture retention, enabling it to protect foods from drying out. In fact, foods made with TREHA® stay moist and delicious for hours - or even days - longer than the same foods made without it.

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Chemical Name:

Trehalose

Applications & Uses:

Plant-based products
Nutraceuticals
Texture modified diets in hospitals and assisted living
Frozen foods / frozen dough
Baked Goods / Noodles / Rice
Confectionery (cakes & pastries / frozen desserts / candies / snacks)
Beverages
Processed foods (meat / seafood / fruit / vegetable / egg / dairy products)
Seasonings / condiments / flavor optimization

Benefits:

Freshness benefits: managing moisture in food (including donut glaze stability and stability of fillings), freeze-thaw stability (less freeze-thaw damage), and color retention (especially for processed fruits and vegetables).
Texture benefits: unique crispiness (baked, fried and extruded snacks), smooth creaminess (custards and frozen desserts), and extended shelf-life (texture stability of snacks and baked goods).
Flavor benefits: off-flavor masking (off-notes of sweeteners, amino acids, and vitamins and minerals), enhanced intensity (citrus flavors and more), and odor masking (negative aromas of seafood, vitamins, and minerals).

Performance Attributes:

Inhibition of starch retrogradation
Inhibition of protein denaturation
Inhibition of lipid degradation
Moisture retention
Preservation of flavors and quality after heating or other manufacturing processes
Protection of food structures during freezing
Low sweetness
Retention of natural colors of fruits and vegetables
High crystallization property
High glass transition temperature

Approvals & Certifications:

Kosher
Halal
TREHA^® is allowed to be used in food in almost all major countries, such as the US, EU, China, Japan, Thailand, Australia/NZ, etc. Please contact us for information on the regulatory status for any countries of interest.

Manufacturer:

Nagase Viita Co., Ltd.

Sub Category:

Disaccharide

Physical Properties:

Appearance:	Whitish crystalline powder
Odor:	Odorless
Taste:	No unusual taste

Chemical Properties:

Loss on drying:	Not more than 1.5%
pH:	4.5 – 6.5 (30% solution)
Assay:	Not less than 98.0% (on the anhydrous basis)

Packaging Properties:

Package:	Kraft paper bag (Net 20 kg)
Recommended Storage conditions:	Store at 1°C to 30°C in a dry place out of direct sunlight. Do not store with materials having strong odors. Single stack pallets

For more information on TREHA^® visit: https://www.nagase-foods.com/global/treha/

Note: Specifications subject to change

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