MicroGARD® Fermentates

Based on familiar food ingredients, MicroGARD® are effective label friendly solutions for food applications

For more than 35 years, we’ve used fermentation technology to create friendly label food protection products from familiar ingredients. Our developments functionalize ingredients like milk, sugar, or flour to provide effective hurdles against common food spoilage microorganisms while enhancing the sensory quality.

This range of products offers a wide diversity in composition and functionality (including organic versions). We offer solutions for even the most specific product requirements and that able to provide longer-lasting and increased freshness in most refrigerated foods.

How We Help

Clean Label

MicroGARD® are produced from familiar food ingredients like sugar, milk or wheat flour and fermentation nutrients. These ingredients have a friendlier image than synthetic and chemical preservatives.

Plant Based

MicroGARD® is also uniquely suited to answer the microbial and sensory challenges you face when manufacturing plant-based food.

Key Benefits

Controls microbial growth
Proven shelf life extension
Positively impacts sensory properties of food
Meets consumers’ demand for familiar recognizable food ingredient label and organic products
Easy and safe to use

Cultured/Fermented Non-Fat Dry Milk Fermentates

Product Name	Targetted Microorganisms	Typical Applications
MicroGARD® 100*	Yeast & Mold, Gram negative bacteria	Cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, smoothies
MicroGARD® 400	Broad spectrum	Cheese blends, dairy spreads, flavored milks
MicroGARD® 430	Broad spectrum	Cottage cheese
MicroGARD® CM1-50	Gram positive bacteria, spores, Listeria	Dairy based prepared meals & dips, sauces, dressings, soups, puddings

* Exist in organic version (CO)

Cultured/Fermented Dextrose Fermentates

Product Name	Targetted Microorganisms	Typical Applications
MicroGARD® 200*	Yeast & Mold, Gram negative bacteria	Dressings, pasta, sauces, side dishes
MicroGARD® 210	Yeast & Mold, Gram negative bacteria	Nutrition bars, fruit bars, nut bars, high protein bars, and cereal bars, dressings, pasta, sauces, side dishes
MicroGARD® 520*	Gram positive bacteria, spores, Listeria	Soups, dressings
MicroGARD®CS1-50*	Gram positive bacteria, spores, Listeria	Non-dairy based prepared meals, dressings, sauces, soups, puddings
MicroGARD® 730*	Broad spectrum	Prepared meals, deli salads, side dishes, cooked meat and poultry, cured meats, marinated and injected raw meat and poulty, raw meat and poultry
MicroGARD® 740	Broad spectrum	Prepared meals, deli salads, side dishes, cooked meat and poultry, cured meats, marinated and injected raw meat and poulty, raw meat and poultry

* Exist in organic version (CO)

Cultured/Fermented Wheat Starch Fermentates

Product Name	Targetted Microorganisms	Typical Applications
MicroGARD® 910F	Mold	Bread

Application Areas

Bakery

Drawing on many years of experience, we tailor solutions for bakery products, creating superb fresh-keeping properties in bread and cakes and the right bite and crumb in biscuits, crackers and pastry, even at reduced fat levels.

Culinary

Successful soups, sauces and dressings are dependent on good taste, texture and stability, DuPont™ Danisco® culinary ingredients help you deliver this.

Dairy

Take a deeper look inside Nutrition & Biosciences for your cheese, yogurt and other dairy needs. See how our market insights, research, and experience can open up your potential to satisfy nutrition-conscious consumers while keeping your costs down.

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

With proactive science-based innovation, broad market expertise and over 50 years of collaborative applications in meat, poultry and seafood, Nutrition & Biosciences stands out as your go-to solutions provider.

Pet Food

Nutrition & Biosciences applies its in-depth knowledge and broad product portfolio beyond human food applications to help pet food manufacturers solve some of their greatest challenges.

BioVia® Antimicrobial Blends

Effective microbial control for uncured and cured meat and poultry products, with the benefit of cleaner labeling.

Natamax® Antimicrobial

With natamycin as its active compound, the effect of Natamax® Antimicrobial has been demonstrated in many food products over a wide range of pH values and after heat treatment.

Nisaplin® Antimicrobial

Nisaplin is a heat-stable non-dairy based antimicrobial product used in a wide range of foods.

NovaGARD® Blends

Good alone, better together - powerful combinations to control both spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms and extend shelf life.

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