Freeze Dried Acerola Cherry Powder
What is Freeze Dried Acerola Cherry Powder?
Freeze-dried cherry powder is a natural nutritional supplement and food ingredient made using
cutting-edge "freshness-locking" technology. It's more than just
cherry powder; it's a highly concentrated form of cherry's
nutrients and antioxidant potential. Its excellent workout recovery
and sleep-inducing properties make it particularly popular among
fitness enthusiasts and health enthusiasts.
Core production process of Freeze Dried Acerola Cherry Powder
1. Raw material pretreatment
Cleaning and disinfecting: After rinsing the fresh fruit with
running water, it is put in a solution of sodium hypochlorite (200
mg/L) for 15 minutes to kill germs.
Pulping: Pitting by hand or machine, and the pulp is crushed into
pulp (without adding water).
2. Pulp treatment (optional)
Homogenization: Centrifugal filtration of pomace, retaining juice
or pulp.
Addition of auxiliary materials: Pure fruit powder is not added;
when fluidity needs to be improved, ≤40% oxidized starch or
maltodextrin can be added.
3. Quick freezing
The slurry is quickly frozen below **-30℃** to form micro ice
crystals to protect the cell structure.
4. Drying with vacuum
Drying: Heat to -30℃** in a vacuum environment (1.3×10⁻⁴ mbar) to
sublimate 90% of water.
Heat to 35°C and remove bound water to get 5% moisture or less.
Protects 98% vitamin C and tastes and looks like fresh fruit.
5. Crushing and packaging
Freeze-dried blocks are ground into powder (80-100 mesh),
nitrogen-filled and sealed to avoid light for storage (≤25℃,
humidity ≤40%).
Applications
- Immunity Capsules: Replace synthetic ascorbic acid with bioactive vitamin C.
- Functional Beverages: Soluble powder blends seamlessly into premixes.
- Skin Health Formulas: Boost collagen production in nutricosmetic gummies.
- Private Label Brands: Custom blends with camu camu or elderberry.
Product parameters
| Specification | Qualified Testing Result | Actual Testing Result |
| Physical & Chemical Analysis |
| Apperance | Pink Red Fine Powder | Complied |
| Odor | Characteristic | Complied |
| Taste | Characteristic | Complied |
| Sieve Analysis | 100% through 80 Mesh | Complied |
| Loss on Drying | ≤5% | 3.53% |
| Ash | ≤5% | 3.01% |
| Assay | Vitamin C | Complied |
| Solvent | Water Solvent | Complied |
| Heavy Metal Analysis & Chemical Control |
| Total Heavy Metal | ≤10ppm | Complied |
| Pb | ≤2ppm | Complied |
| As | ≤2ppm | Complied |
| Cd | ≤0.5ppm | Complied |
| Hg | ≤1ppm | Complied |
| Pesticides Residues | Negative | Complied |
| GMO Status | GMO Free | Complied |
| Microbiological Analysis & Control |
| Total Plate Count (cfu/g) | ≤1,000 | Complied |
| Yeast & Mold (cfu/g) | ≤100 | Complied |
| E.Coil (cfu/g) | Negative | Negative |
| Salmonella (cfu/g) | Negative | Negative |
Package & Storage
Our packing method is 1KG/Aluminium bags, 25kg/drum
For some products that require special packaging during
transportation, we will carry out more delicate packaging. For
example, retinal needs to be stored at -20 °C, so we choose cold
chain transportation during transportation; deoxyarbutin will
change color during transportation, so we will Vacuum packing of
deoxyarbutin
