Our Mühlenchemie Product Range - MehlverbesserungMicroencapsulation of ELCOvit A 250 preserves the...

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Our Mühlenchemie Product RangeMühlenchemieoffersthewholespectrumofproductsforflourtreatmentinfirst-classbrandedquality.

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Public health network

Inordertosafeguardthehealthofthepopulationthe

fortificationofbasicfoodswithmicronutrientsisnow

prescribedbylawinmanycountries.Thesubstances

mostoftenaddedarevitaminAandiron,butmanyother

vitamins,mineralsandtraceelementssuchaszinc,folate

andiodineareusedtoo.Governments,international

foundationsandnon-governmentalorganizations(NGOs)

workhandinhandtoachievethisobjective.Andnot

leasttheUnitedNations,withitsprogrammeof“Millen-

niumDevelopmentGoals”(MDGs),hascommitteditself

toensuringadequatenutritionthroughouttheworldas

ahumanright.

Mühlenchemie as a partner in international alliances

Asmoreandmoredevelopingandemergingnations

decidetointroduceflourfortificationprogrammes,so

ELCOvitpremixesfindtheirwayaroundtheworld.In

implementingtheseprojectsthegovernmentsgenerally

cooperatewithnon-governmentalorganizationssuch

astheGlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition(GAIN)or

theMicronutrientInitiative(MI).Asaglobalplayerwith

aworldwidedistributionnetwork,Mühlenchemieis

familiarwithlocalconditionsandhasmadeanamefor

itselfasacompetentpartnerinthecampaignagainst

malnutritionthroughitsmembershipoftheinternational

FlourFortificationInitiative(FFI).Mühlenchemiesupports

studiesontheefficacyofvitaminsinfoodproduction.

Andattheinternationalconferencesorganizedby

Mühlenchemie,widescopeforpresentationisalways

giventothoseorganizationsandcompaniesthatare

pushingaheadwithfoodfortification.

Mühlenchemie wins tenders

Ouryearsofcommitmentandourcompetitivenessare

reflectedinthelargenumberoftenderswehavewon.

VariouscountriesacceptedMühlenchemie’sbidforthe

supplyoflargeamountsoftailor-madevitaminpremixes;

inthiswayourcompanyensuresthatlocalmillersimprove

thenutritionsituationintheircountrywithELCOvit.

ELCOvit qualities

Themixturesofmicronutrientsprescribedbythe

governmentsoftheindividualcountriesvarygreatly.

Eachmixtureistailor-madebyus,withallmannerof

differentcomponentsandspecifieddosages.

Determining vitamin A in flour

Mühlenchemieoffersitscustomersameansofanalyzing

thevitaminAcontentoftheirflourthemselves,with

theaidofrapidtests.Thisisaquickandsimplewayof

checkingthefortificationprocess.Twodifferenttesting

devicesareavailable,dependingonrequirements.

TheBASFtestkitprovidessemi-quantitativeresultsat

averyreasonableprice.TheiChecktestkitfromBioAnalyt

measuresmoreaccuratelyanddeliversquantitative

resultsatasomewhathigherprice.

Dosage accurate to the gram, on site

Inordertoenablesimpleandabsolutelyaccuratedosing

ofthepremixesatmillsaroundtheglobe,Mühlenchemie

offersaprecisiondosingdeviceithasdevelopeditself

asafurtherlinkinitscomprehensiveservicechain.The

feedertypeEMCEtecGLD87canbeintegratedintoany

existingflourprocessingsystem.Naturallycustomerscan

expectprofessionalhelpfromMühlenchemieininstalling

thedosingdevice.

The BASF test kit for semi-quantitative results.

The iCheck test kit from BioAnalyt for more accurate, quantitative results.

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MühlenchemieisamemberoftheStern-WywiolGruppe

ELCOvit A 250Microencapsulated vitaminA palmitate250

Vitamin A in Mühlenchemie quality, in cooperation with

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Microencapsulation of ELCOvit A 250 preserves the activity of vitamin A

Mühlenchemiehasenteredastrategicpartnershipwith

BASFinordertopreservethelong-termefficacyofvitamin

AinflourbymeansofanenhancedvitaminApowder.The

vitaminexpertsdevelopedELCOvitA250,aproductalready

wellknowninthemarket.Itsadvantagesareoptimum

protectionagainstoxidationanddamagingenvironmen-

taleffectsandextremelygoodstability.Theinnovation

wasrealizedbymeansofBASF’sbeadlettechnology–a

verygentledryingmethod–inconjunctionwithahighly

effectiveantioxidationsystem.

Step 1: Spray drying with beadlet technology

TheoilyvitaminAconcentrateisdispersedveryfinelyin

anencapsulationmatrixandwater,thenemulsifiedand

sprayedatlowtemperaturesinadryingchamber.Thewa-

terevaporatesimmediately,leavingagentlydriedvitamin

Apowder.Intheconventionalspray-dryingprocess–used

intheproductionofdriedmilk,forexample–theemulsion

isinjectedintothespraytowerathighertemperatures.

Whereasspray-driedpowdermadebytheclassicmethod

containsnumerousairbubbles,thecompactbeadlets

havelittleentrappedair.Thatisanextremelyimportant

advantageforthestabilityofELCOvitA250,sinceparticles

containingairaremorelikelytobreakopen,exposingthe

vitaminAtomoreoxygenfromtheatmosphere.

Powdersspray-driedbytheclassicmethodoftenhavea

meanparticlesizeof100µmorless;becauseofthisfine

structuretheyhaveacomparativelylargesurfacearea

exposedtoattackbyoxygen.Thebeadletprocessresultsin

largerparticleswithasizebetween150µmand600µm.

BymodifyingtheprocessBASFhassucceededindeveloping

aspecialpowderforflourfortificationthatpassesthrough

a250µmsieve–normallyanexclusioncriterionforbeadlet

products.Theadvantagesofthebeadletsremainnever-

theless:theparticlesarecompactandtheirsurfaceareais

small.

Modern pharmaceutical-type vitamin premix plant

MicroencapsulatedELCOvitA250isalsothevitamin

AbaseforalltheverydifferentELCOvitpremixesin

Mühlenchemie’sproductrange.Thesepremixesare

manufacturedwithgreatcare.Allthemicronutrients

arecompoundedonanewhigh-techblendingline,

fullycapableofvalidation,whichexcludestheriskof

cross-contamination.Theplantwasdesignedtophar-

maceuticalstandards,speciallyforvitaminandmineral

premixes.

Theplantensuresverygentleproductionconditions

andmaximumtraceability;itiscertifiedaccordingto

therelevantstandards.

Inafurthertesttodemonstratetheproduct’ssuitability

foruseinthemillingindustry,conditionslikethosefound

inthefeedroomofamillinatropicalcountryduring

therainyseasonweresimulatedinthelaboratory:two

sampleswerestoredopentotheairforonehourat80 %

relativehumidityandatemperatureof35°C.

Theresults:Powder1,theproductusedforcompari-

son,absorbedmoistureandlostmuchofitsactivity.The

surfacebecameahardlayerandtheyellowcolourwas

intensified–allundesirablepropertiesintheflourmilling

industry.Bycontrast,ELCOvitA250keptitsspecificpro-

pertiesandremainedpracticallyunchangedinrespectof

colourandflowability.

Vitamin A is essential to life

FormanyyearsMühlenchemiehasbeencampaigning

forthefortificationofwheatflourwithessentialmicro-

nutrientsinordertofightthedisastroushealtheffectsof

vitaminandmineraldeficiency,fromwhichathirdofthe

world’spopulationsuffers.

InthisconnectionvitaminA(retinol)playsakeyrole.

VitaminAisafat-solublesubstancethatregulatesa

numberofvitallyimportantfunctionsintheorganism.

Ifitisnottakeninwiththefoodinsufficientquantities,

massivehealthproblemsandretardeddevelopment

result.Commoneffectsareaweakeningoftheimmune

system,increasedsusceptibilitytoinfectionandeyedis-

ordersthatoftenleadtototalblindness.Thegreatestrisk

istochildren:accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization

(WHO),between250,000and500,000childrenlosetheir

eyesighteachyear–solelyduetoalackofretinolintheir

diet.Onlyhalfofthoseaffectedsurvivethefirsttwelve

monthsaftergoingblind.Newbornbabiesoftenhaveso

littleresistancetodiseasethattheydieshortlyafterbirth.

Vitamin A is extremely sensitive

VitaminAisanextremelysensitivesubstancethatquickly

losesitsefficacywhensubjectedtoUVlight,oxygen,high

temperaturesormoisture.Sincemanyoftheregionswhere

fortifiedfoodsaremostcommonlyusedhaveatropical

climate,andthetransportationandstorageconditions

theremaybecriticalforsensitivevitamins,thestabilityof

vitaminAintheendproductisextremelyimportantand

mayevenbedecisiveforthemaintenanceofhealth.

Comparison of vitamin A powders in respect of their tendency to form lumps after storage for 1 hour at 35 °C and 80 % relative humidity. Left: competing product; right: ELCOvit A 250

Stability of vitamin A in flour after 21 days’ storage at 45 °C

(Source: BASF)

Competitor1 Competitor2 Competitor3

Comparative tests with ELCOvit A 250 demonstrate its superior quality

ELCOvitA250isbasedonvitaminApalmitate.Inorderto

documenttheproduct’shighquality,BASFandMühlen-

chemiecarriedoutacomplexseriesoftests.TheHamburg

laboratorySGSconfirmedtheresultsandthussubstantiated

thesuperiorityofthemicroencapsulatedvariantoverthe

conventionalproductwithwhichitwascompared.An

activitytestinflourcomparingfoursamplesofdifferent

originsshowedELCOvitA250tohaveover90%stability

evenafter21days’storageat45°C(acceleratedlong-term

testcorrespondingtosixmonthsinrealtime).Theother

threesamplesfromthemarketlaybetween10%and70%.

ThisstabilitytestwasdevelopedbytheUnitedStatesDe-

partmentofAgriculture(USDA)andisanimportantquality

criterionforavitaminAthatistobeusedforflourfortifica-

tion.VitaminApowderswithastabilityindexbelow80%

areunsuitableforuseinflour.

Packaging

AllELCOvitpremixesarefilledinaluminiumcomposite

foilbagsandpackedinstrongfibreboardboxes.The

specialfoilpreventsanypenetrationofmoistureorair.

Itisimpermeabletooxygenandthusoffersadditional

protectionforthevitamins.

ELCOvit A 250 MicroencapsulatedvitaminApalmitate250

Vitamin A powders under the electron microscopeTop left: Irregular particles of a conventional spray-dried productTop right: Broken particles of a conventional spray-dried powder containing air bubblesBottom left: Beadlet with starch coatingBottom right: Section through a beadlet: compact, without entrapped air

Step 2: Encapsulation matrix and protection against oxidation

Weincreaseprotectionagainstoxidationwithanextra

coatingofstarchthatcompletelyencapsulatestheparticles.

InthiswayELCOvitA250isprotectedagainstmoistureand

remainsfree-flowingevenundertropicalconditions.Since

vitaminAisverystronglyexposedtooxygenwhenaddedto

flour,ELCOvitA250alsohasspeciallydevelopedprotection

againstoxidation,whichimprovesitsstabilitysignificantly.

BASF’s spray drying method using beadlet technology

Dispersionphase

Rawmaterial

End product

Drying phase

Powderingagent

(Source: BASF)

small.

premixes.

(Source: BASF)

Packaging

Dispersionphase

Rawmaterial

End product

Drying phase

Powderingagent

(Source: BASF)

small.

premixes.

(Source: BASF)

Packaging

Dispersionphase

Rawmaterial

End product

Drying phase

Powderingagent

(Source: BASF)

Flour fortification

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ELCOvit qualities

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Flour fortification

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ELCOvit qualities

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