SSW 2016 Preview: Welch’s Global Ingredients Group set to showcase new Concord grape powder

The power of the Concord grape can now be harnessed in a wider range of nutrition applications following the launch of FruitWorx^® Concord Grape Juice Powder by Welch’s Global Ingredients Group.

The new powder is made with a proprietary dehydration process that gently removes all the water from Concord grape juice but captures its natural wholesomeness and retains its bold flavor and rich purple color. The resulting product is a free-flowing, soluble, low water activity powder that is ideal for use in a host of applications, including nutraceuticals and functional foods.

FruitWorx^® Concord Grape Juice Powder delivers the same kind of polyphenols found in Welch’s 100% Grape Juice. It is free from artificial colors, flavors and preservatives, and is non-GMO. The new powder will be presented by Welch’s Global Ingredients Group on Booth R169 at SupplySide West in Las Vegas (4-8 October 2016).

Concord grape juice powder is an extension of the existing FruitWorx^® brand, which already encompasses a range of Concord and Niagara grape-based fruit pieces, flakes and pastes, made using a concentration technology called URC^®, developed by Taura Natural Ingredients.

In addition, Welch’s Global Ingredients Group also supplies Concord and Niagara grape juices as single-strength juices, concentrates and purées.

Named after Concord, Massachusetts – where it was first grown – the Concord grape is famous for its purple skin, bold taste and naturally occurring polyphenols. About 20 years of research has demonstrated that, thanks to the Concord grape and its polyphenols, Concord grape juice helps support a healthy heart. And, while more research is needed, preliminary studies suggest that Concord grape juice may provide benefits in other areas of health, including cognitive function. In addition, a recent publication has shown that Concord grape juice has a greater concentration of these health-promoting polyphenols than several leading ‘superfruit’ juices.

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For more information, please contact:
Richard Clarke, Ingredient Communications
Tel: +44 7766 256176
Email: richard@ingredientcommunications.com
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About Welch’s Global Ingredients Group

Established in 2014 as a division of Welch’s Food Inc, Welch’s Global Ingredients Group offers grape juice expertise and solutions to companies across the globe. Our primary ingredients include single-strength juices, concentrates, purées, powders and fruit bites. Our sales territories are Asia, with special emphasis in Japan, Korea and China; North, Central and South America; and EMEA. In China and EMEA we operate through our distribution partner, WILD.

Welch’s is the processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative. Located across America and in Ontario, Canada, the cooperative’s approximately 1,000 family farmers own the company and grow the delicious and inherently healthy Concord Grape used in Welch’s juices and other grape-based products. Welch’s is committed to research and development that will meet the growing demand for products that address consumers’ health and nutrition needs. Welch’s products are sold throughout the United States and in approximately 40 countries around the globe. Welch’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veterans. For more information, visit www.welchs.com.