ORGANIC PALMFRUIT™ OILS

Ciranda offers the industry a complete program to support its Palmfruit™ brand of naturally-derived palm fruit products. Palmfruit™ products offer solutions to all food manufacturers who want to enhance the nutritional profile of their finished products, reduce input costs, and improve shelf-life. We source the highest quality products, guaranteed by ISO certification. Certified organic by QAI, Kosher, no GMOs.

PR0DUCTI0N
Ciranda's Palmfruit™ oils are produced from the fruit clusters of organically managed palm oil trees. The fruit is processed using only steam and a mechanical press; no chemical solvents are used in any stage of production. At this point, the Extra Virgin Palm Oil retains the natural reddish-orange color and the natural odor of the oil. The oil is refined and can be sent for bleaching and deodorizing to yield Palm Oil RBD or fractionated with high-tech equipment using temperature induced crystallization and separation to obtain solid (stearin), liquid (olein), and intermediate (shortening) fractions with various melting characteristics. The shortening is made from a blend of the fractions.

APPLICATIONS
The low levels of linolenic and linoleic acid and high levels of antioxidants, in the
form of tocopherols and tocotrienols, result in palm oil products' abilities to resist
oxidation and rancidity, giving extended shelf life to products produced with palm
products.

PALMFRUIT™ EXTRAVIRGIN OIL retains the natural color and odor of the fruit. This product is popular as a frying agent for the added flavor it brings to foods and in the body care and cosmetic industry.

PALMFRUIT™ OIL RBD is used as a frying oil and in other baking and cooking
applications. Its neutral flavor, color and aroma allow ingredients to shine through. It is also used in margarines, ice creams, soaps and cosmetics.

PALMFRUIT™ OLEIN is used as frying oil for such items as corn and potato chips, snack foods and instant noodles. As a deep-frying medium, Palmfruit™ Olein can be re-used more often than other oils, due to its high temperature stability. Used in other food applications such as margarines , shortenings , ice cream, condensed milk, soaps etc.

PALMFRUIT™ TRANS-FAT FREE SHORTENING imparts light flaky texture to a wide variety of baked goods such as crackers, cookies, biscuits, pie and tart shells, breads and more. Ideal for use as a high quality creaming agent for spreads such as sandwich cookie fillings. The fact that Palmfruit™ shortening is solid at room temperature, has a neutral taste, and is produced without hydrogenation and trans-fatty acids, has made organic Palmfruit™ shortening a very useful ingredient in organic food processing.

PALMFRUIT™ STEARIN is a higher melting point palm fraction used in coatings in the confectionery and margarine industry. Palm stearin is also used to prevent
nut butters from separating and in production of soap and cosmetics.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
Physically and chemically different from the highly saturated palm kernel oil,
Palmfruit™ products contain a balance of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids and essential substances such as linoleic acid, tocopherols and tocotrienols, which act as natural anti-oxidants against damaging free-radicals. For more information see our 'Nutritional and Health Benefits of Palmfruit™ Products' information sheet.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Our full line of tropical oils includes virgin and refined coconut oils, palm kernel oil, palm kernel olein and stearin. Please call for details.

Anti-oxidant levels of Vitamin E Complex in four Palmfruit™ products (Tocopherol & Tocotrienol)

* Vitamin E is a generic name referring to alpha tocopherol

"Vitamin E is best thought of as a vitamin complex, consisting of two therapeutic groups of compounds with vitamin E activity -- tocopherols and tocotrienols. Each group comprises four different isomers, alpha, beta, gamma and delta, which all have different biological activities and potential therapeutic benefits. Tocopherols are present in most vegetable oils and are more common in the diet than tocotrienols, which are found at relatively high concentrations in oil extracted from the fruit of the palm tree. Tocotrienols are shown to be more potent, therapeutically, than tocopherols. For example, the antioxidant capabilities of tocotrienols are 40-50 times that of tocopherols.2 In addition, other isomers are more potent than alpha tocopherol. Both gamma tocopherol and alpha tocotrienol may be more potent antioxidants than alpha tocopherols."

Reference: Theriault A, Chao J, et al. (1999). Tocotrienol: A Review of Its Therapeutic Potential. Clin Biochem 32(5):309-319.

PALMFRUIT™ ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN COCONUT OIL
Ciranda is now offering the food and body care industry Palmfruit™ organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil produced in the Philippines. This project was established to assist small farmers in the production of organic coconuts. Today 400 producers in the Philippines are enjoying improved living conditions and contributing to a healthier environment. Certified Organic by QAI, Kosher and Non-GMO.

Palmfruit™ organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is produced in a particularly gentle manner to ensure that all natural properties are retained as in the original form of the freshly harvested coconut fruit. In this way the lauric acids and vitamin E are preserved. Using cold press processing, all the vital active substances are retained, as well as the original flavors and aroma of the fresh coconut.

PR0DUCTION
Immediately after harvest the white meat of the organic coconuts are separated from the nut, shredded, dried and immediately pressed through an expeller press. Without adding any preservatives, the Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is filtered and packed in 55-gallon drums.
This gentle process retains all the original and highly present natural preservatives, so that the Virgin Coconut Oil has a much longer shelf life than a refined coconut oil. In addition, it will withstand higher temperatures during cooking, than the refined version.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil has a high concentration of short and medium chain fatty acids (66-77%). it is metabolized quickly in the body.

APPLICATIONS

Our full line of tropical oils includes Coconut Oil RBD, Palmfruit™, Extra Virgin Oil (Red), Palmfruit™ Oil RBD, Palmfruit™ Olein, Palmfruit™ Shortening, Palmfruit™ Stearin, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Kernel Olein and Palm Kernel Stearin. Please call us for details.

PALM APPLICATIONS
USAGE OF ORGANIC PALM FRUIT STEARIN IN NUT BUTTERS TO AVOID OIL SEPARATION

• IMPROVE SHELF APPEARANCE
  of Natural and Organic Nut Butters by eliminating the layer of oil floating at the top of the jar!
• REDUCE CONSUMER RESISTANCE
  by avoiding that messy first step before consumption: stirring the separated oil back in!

Nut butters have been a staple in the natural products industry since its inception and so has the natural oil separation that is inherent to nut butters. With the increased sophistication of the organic foods consumers and the desire to attract a broader consumer base, improving the appearance and convenience of products in this category is important.

Now, manufacturers have the option of using Ciranda's Organic Palm Fruit Stearin to make the difference.

Recommended application rate is 4%- 8% depending on the nut, oil content and processing conditions. We recommend that manufacturers conduct their own tests to determine the proper application rate.

Due to the 124ºF (52º C) melting point of Organic Palm Fruit Stearin, manufacturers should exercise care in maintaining adequate temperature throughout the melting and blending process.

Enjoy your New Nut Butter!

The Ciranda Team