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Today's Topic: Vitamins
Presented by: George Nikolopoulos, Regional Sales Manager
 Vitamins
are a diverse group of chemicals essential for life, when eaten
in small amounts in our diet. Of the 13 vitamins, four are fat-soluble
and the rest are water soluble, in varying degrees. Although some
have long chemical names, most have just letters for common names,
such as A, C, E, etc. Natural and synthetic vitamins are widely
used in foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Vitamins must be consumed in the diet because most are not synthesized
by the body in sufficient quantity to prevent deficiency diseases.
Their functions in nutrition vary; some are co-enzymes, some are
pre-cursors of enzymes, some are anti-oxidants, and some have functions
that are not well understood. All are organic compounds, which differentiates
them from essential trace minerals, such as calcium and iron.
Functional Foods, those that provide some health
benefit, are a hot trend in food marketing and consumer interest.
Some of these are natural foods, like fruits and vegetables, but
most are fortified products, like juice drinks with added vitamin
C.
Two-thirds of the nation's shoppers say they are eating more fortified
foods.
The demand for vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies is
growing exponentially as our population ages.
A recent survey found that a majority of Americans regularly incorporate dietary supplements as part of their health care regimen, and that they do so for a variety of reasons.
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In manufacturing, most vitamins are easy to work with, but others,
especially in combinations or concentrated solutions, can pose mixing
problems. Agglomerations of powders can plug spray nozzles commonly
used to apply vitamin solutions to products. Non-uniform mixtures
of oil and water-soluble vitamins can violate nutrition labeling
compliance. Mineral sediments waste costly ingredients and affect
dosages.
Admix can help provide solutions to these mixing challenges. Our
high shear Rotosolver®
top entry mixers are widely used to disperse vitamin mixtures for
direct application or spray drying. A Rotomixx®
low speed mixer can keep a batch of insoluble minerals in suspension
in the holding tank to assure uniformity. Our VacuShear®
system can make batches quickly with no foam and minimum dissolved
air to prevent oxidation.
Bring us your mixing challenges, and we will recommend creative
solutions... Please call our applications engineers at 800-466-2369
or 
email us at mixing@admix.com.
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