In a day and age when consumers and foodservice experts are increasingly aware of food labels and seeking out better-for-you products with fewer artificial flavors or additives, the issue of phosphates should be brought to the table. Consumers and food professionals alike are calling for more natural ingredients in their meat and poultry to replace the chemical additives currently used. Phosphates are one of them. Without compromising flavor and other characteristics, Sunsweet plums are just the ingredients they are looking for.
Although numerous meat and poultry producers add phosphates, artificial preservatives and other chemicals to products to help with moisture retention and shelf life, Sunsweet’s plums are an effective substitute for these unwanted additives. Fresh plum concentrate, plum fiber, plum powder, and plum puree can be used to effectively bind moisture in animal proteins and contribute to true protein flavor, juiciness, texture, and eating quality.