Ingredient functionalization

At Innov’ia, we understand that ingredient functionalization is a key step in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of final formulations. By adjusting the physical and sensory properties of ingredients, we provide tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of every industry – food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and more. Discover how our functionalization techniques transform your ingredients to optimize their use, safety, and sensory appeal in your products.

Ingredient functionalization allows for the adaptation of physical characteristics to ensure optimal incorporation into final formulations and increased stability. Innov’ia improves the following properties to meet the demands of modern products:

• Dispersibility: better dispersibility facilitates the homogeneous distribution of ingredients in a formulation, contributing to the overall texture and stability of the final product.
• Solubility: increased solubility promotes rapid dissolution, essential for formulations requiring efficient dissolution in liquid media, such as beverages or pharmaceutical solutions.
• Wettability: we enhance the wettability of ingredients to improve their incorporation into liquid media, a valuable advantage for food and cosmetic preparations where interaction with water is crucial.
• Flowability: improving flowability, particularly for powders, ensures smooth flow during production, reducing blockages and ensuring continuous manufacturing.

These optimizations create more homogeneous and stable formulations while simplifying the manufacturing process, reducing downtime, and increasing efficiency.

Ingredient functionalization offers safety benefits, particularly for substances that pose risks during handling. By modifying certain physical properties, it is possible to:

• Reduce the risk of dust formation: better management of fine particles minimizes inhalation and contamination risks, a critical point for food and pharmaceutical powders.
• Reduce excessive reactivity: some substances can be stabilized to prevent undesirable reactions, ensuring operator safety and the quality of the final product.

These adaptations facilitate ingredient handling, minimize risks for workers, and improve production conditions.

Functionalization is also used to enhance the sensory properties of ingredients, increasing the appeal of products for consumers. Innov’ia offers solutions for:

• Odor masking: eliminate or reduce undesirable odors from ingredients, improving the sensory experience of food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
• Taste modification: attenuate unpleasant flavors of active ingredients for more enjoyable consumption, a major asset for dietary supplements and health products.
• Color adjustment: mask or modify undesirable hues to ensure a uniform and attractive visual appearance, essential for cosmetic and food products.

These sensory adjustments help design more appealing products and increase their acceptance in the target market.

To achieve the objectives of each project, we use advanced functionalization techniques:

• Encapsulation: this method involves coating the ingredient in a protective matrix, allowing controlled release, protecting its characteristics, and masking undesirable properties.
• Physical treatment: through processes such as agglomeration, we modify particle size, increasing their dispersibility in formulations.

These techniques allow each ingredient to be precisely adapted, resulting in tailored formulations that meet the most specific requirements.

Ingredient functionalization directly impacts the efficiency of the formulation and production process. Optimized ingredients offer several advantages:

• Simplified processes: easier-to-handle and integrate ingredients can reduce the number of production steps, lowering costs and implementation times.
• Improved stability: better dispersibility and solubility enhance the stability of the final product, a critical aspect for product preservation.
• Enhanced efficiency: by optimizing ingredient properties, it is often possible to reduce their quantity in the formulation, improving margins while maintaining performance.

Through functionalization, every step of production benefits from adapted ingredients, improving the quality, safety, and sustainability of the final product.

Innov’ia stands out for its expertise and tailored approach to ingredient functionalization. Our team of formulation and R&D specialists works closely with each client to define and implement solutions tailored to their objectives. With state-of-the-art facilities and a commitment to environmentally friendly practices, we ensure sustainable processes and optimal quality.

Ready to enhance the performance of your ingredients? Contact our team to learn more about our ingredient functionalization services and discover how we can optimize your formulations to meet the demands of your market.