Powder Beta Glucan Traditionally CZO sold liquid at beta glucan. It has now developed a preservative-free powder oat beta glucan that Symrise has been evaluating. The oat beta glucan chewy product will also use a powder oat beta glucan and is said "high concentration". Having a dry powder oat beta glucan for food and neutraceuticals can help entering new markets.
How is the liquid beta glucan being dried for Symrise and the oat beta glucan chewy product? PGX was CZO's aspirational drying technology previously for oat beta glucan.
CZO: "The PGX Technology allows converting Ceapro's liquid aqueous beta-glucan (BG) product into highly soluble dry microfibrils or free-flowing powder with tuneable particle size distribution. Such dry BG product has typically been difficult or not economically feasible to produce with conventional techniques such as spray drying or freeze drying. The PGX drying process can also reduce the required carbon footprint, increase product shelf-life and lead to novel high value products including functional foods, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals."