Fruit Extracts
Innovation to ShanStar® is the key to its success. The company has a 10,000 Square Foot product development and research laboratory that enables ShanStar® to rapidly develop new products and meet the challenges of the future. The company maintains a wet laboratory that provides beverage processing, using Cliffstar designed and commercially available pasteurization systems. The company also has the resources of a full-service tasting laboratory, with sensory evaluation for such product attributes as taste, odor, and color.
Regarding the ShanStar ingredients, ShanStar is pleased to offer a full range of cranberry based ingredients:
Shanstar® Patented Cranberry Extract: Patented and proprietary, this highly concentrated extract powder is a solvent free extract produced from the cranberry juice. It has been tested clinically, and demonstrates both anti-fungal and anti-microbial benefits. The product contains a high level of polyphenols and the active cranberry proanthocyanidins linked to urinary tract support. The extract also is a powerful antioxidant, with greater than 4X the Oxygen Reduction Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of raw cranberries!
PAC STAR™ Cranberry powder is derived from the fruit and juice of the North American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon). Cranberries have been used for years to help maintain a healthy urinary tract. PAC STAR™ provides cranberry fiber in combination with cranberry juice concentrate. This proprietary blend maximizes the best features of the cranberry without any chemical carriers.
Cranberry Protein Powder: Looking for an ingredient with a vegetarian source of protein? The ShanStar® Protein Powder contains 25% protein, with a complete amino acid and branch chain amino acid profiles. The Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) powder also contains a source of phenolics, potassium and calcium.
CranStar™ 90 Concentrated Cranberry Solids: CranStar™ 90 extract is a spray dried version of cranberry juice concentrate. The cranberry juice is produced from fruit delivered by Cliffstar’s network of 300 contracted cranberry growers. This material is ideal for dietary supplements as well as food and beverage applications. It contains 90 percent cranberry juice solids.
ShanStar® also offers Concord grape extract and 100% Prune Fruit Solids as well!