Curcugen™ a next-gen, all-natural turmeric extract for both the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries
US based IFF Health, part of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., and DolCas Biotech in the US have partnered together on the sale and marketing of Curcugen™, a next-gen, all-natural turmeric extract for both the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries.
Curcugen is a clean, highly concentrated and highly dispersible curcumin ingredient, boasting a wholesome turmeric base and a high (50%) curcuminoid concentration produced by a patent-pending technology.
The unique profile of Curcugen is supported by the results of a new human bioavailability study showing a significant increase in bioavailability over standard extracts.
Curcugen is the only curcumin ingredient to provide ’whole rhizome synergism’ similar to the food format of the turmeric spice used as a staple in Indo-Asian cuisine. The dispersible curcumin contains 50% curcuminoids concentration, registering significantly higher than many of the dispersible curcumin brands recently flooding the market.
The composition of Curcugen provides a spectrum of native bioactive compounds, including the 3 major curcuminoids in their natural ratios, turmeric essential oils, polar resins and other natural constituents from turmeric that make its bioactive profile as robust as the rhizome itself.
Curcugen’s innovative production begins with turmeric oleoresin, a base ingredient already having long-standing use in the food flavor and coloring industry —an arena in which IFF has decades of proven expertise. The oleoresin is then optimized by the patent-pending SELF-D platform technology, which takes otherwise discarded resins of turmeric and makes them functional by giving priority to those that are naturally more polar.