Verum Ingredients is proud to offer the most diverse portfolio of acerola powders on the US market. And there is an explanation for the need for so many options. However, the rationale behind so many different SKUs is sometimes unknown even to very experienced product formulators and buyers.

We are regularly approached by customers looking for “acerola powder”. Every time we reply in the same way: would you mind sharing information about your application? That is the key difference that we offer to our business partners: a deep understanding of what we sell and how our products fit into their product formulations.

Let us walk through the three key differences amongst the dozens of “acerola powder” products in our portfolio.

1. Organic or conventional? The first, very simple (and very important!) is whether the ingredient is for a conventional or organic formulation. In a little more detail, the organic options can either be NOP Organic or NOP 100% organic. Your product formulation and organic certification goals will define how much that distinction matters.

2. How much Vitamin C? The Vitamin C content of the different Acerola Powders will vary from 8 to over 30%. The variance is related to the use of unripe or ripe acerola cherries in the juice, and the powder formulation (presence or not of excipients). The content of Vitamin C in the powder is relevant if there are dosage constraints. We are confident that there is one SKU in our portfolio that already suits your formulation.

3. Soluble or very soluble? We already mentioned earlier that acerola powders can be either freeze-dried (water is removed from the frozen juice at very low temperatures) or spray-dried (water is removed from a juice slurry). Besides the drying technology, the juices (or extracts) used also vary. Some juices can be submitted to ultra-filtration steps (aka clarified), a process that will remove some small insoluble particles. Clarified juices are used in spray-dried powders that will have higher Vitamin C content and are more soluble when dissolved in water.

We are very proud to offer this extensive portfolio of “acerola powders”. Reach out to us now to discuss your formulation and we will gladly help you!