Fixolor® PK

Cultured chard
Code
0902
Pack Size
500gr/bottle
Price
70.00 EUR(Get member price)
Quantity
DESCRIPTION
Fixolor® PK is a cultured reddish Swiss chard, which is used to boost the red-pinkish color and flavor development and inhibit the foodborne such as Listeria and botulinum in processed meat products. 
 
KEY BENEFITS
 Boosts red-pinkish color
 Eliminates food-borne pathogens such as Listeria and Botulinum
 Shelf life extension
 Natural, Friendly label
 
APPLICATION AREAS
Processed meat (e.g. Canned meat, Cooked pork patties, Cured meat, Ham, Sausage).         
 
REGULATIONS
Fixolor® PK is labelled as vegetal nitrite or cultured chard, which is approved as GRAS by FDA, USA. The regulations governing the use of Fixolor® PK vary considerably in the countries in which it is currently approved. 
Swiss chard is well known for containing high levels of nitrate (2,992 mg/kg) along with components such as phenolic acids and flavonoids, which can be converted to nitrite using nitrate reducing starter cultures such as S. Xylosus to manufacture Fixolor® PK that is used to replace synthetic nitrites in meat industry.
 
COOKED PORK MEAT
Fixolor® PK (0.7% w/w) in cooked (cured) pork meat displays reddish pink color of meat after curing with a Total Plate Count value lower than 2.0 LOG CFU/g.
 
The following example is for the purpose of reference, the application range of Handary products may have wider possibilities*