ActiVin ® Product Bulletin
Available Form of ActiVin:
- Reddish brown powder: particle size of >90% through 100 mesh
Solubility Information:
- Soluble at 5% in ethanol
- Soluble at 10% in propylene glycol/water (50:50)
- Soluble at 10% in ethanol/water (25:75)
- Soluble at 5% in propylene glycol heated to 55 degrees C
- Soluble at 10% in hot water (60 degrees C)
Threshold and Taste Imparting Levels in Water:
- Color Threshold of ActiVin: 3.6mg/8 oz. serving (15ppm)
- Flavor Threshold (JND): 75mg/8 oz. serving (300ppm)
- Taste Concentration: (astringency): 120mg/8oz.serving (500ppm)
Functional Dose:
Current Dietary supplements provide 50-100mg of oligomeric proanthocyanidins.
Bio-medical research on ActiVin used doses ranging from 50-100 mg
Incorporation into a Beverage:
- Preferred Method: Dissolve ActiVin in ethanol/water (25:75) at 5-10%. Add to HFCS, mix
thoroughly and add acids last (syrup formulation 1).
- Instead of ethanol/water, use propylene glycol/water (50:50) as the solvent for ActiVin.
(It is helpful to disperse the ActiVin in propylene
glycol and then add water: syrup formulation 2.)
- Disperse ActiVin into HFCS or juice concentrate, add water (must add ½ the amount of
HFCS as water), mix thoroughly, and add acids last
(syrup formulation 3).
Syrup Formulations
Syrup Formulation 1.
%
Ethanol/water (25:75) 1.26
ActiVin
0.14
Mix dissolve
High Fructose Corn Syrup 60.05
Water
36.91
Mix dissolve
Citric acid (50% w/w water) 1.64
100.00
Syrup Formulation 2.
%
Propylene Glycol
0.63
ActiVin
0.14
Disperse
Water
0.63
Mix dissolve
High Fructose Corn Syrup 60.05
Water
36.91
Mix dissolve
Citric acid (50% w/w water) 1.64
100.00
Syrup Formulation 3.
%
High Fructose Corn Syrup 60.05
ActiVin
0.14
Disperse
Water
36.91
Mix dissolve
Citric acid (50% w/w water) 1.64
100.00
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