What beverages have used SAIB technology?
SAIB (sucrose isobutyrate acetate) as a core stabilizer for cloudy beverages, is mainly used in beverages that need to maintain a uniform cloudy appearance and suspended flavor for a long time, especially in citrus products. The following are the specific application categories and representative products:
Youdaoplaceholder0 I. Main application Beverage types
Youdaoplaceholder0 Cloudy juice drink
Youdaoplaceholder0 Citrus juices : Orange juice, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, mixed citrus juice, etc. (such as refrigerated/room-temperature packaged "with pulp" or "cloudy" juice).
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Youdaoplaceholder0 Tropicana Some orange juice products
Youdaoplaceholder0 Minute Maid Cloudy orange juice
Youdaoplaceholder0 Schweppes Citrus-flavored juice drink
Youdaoplaceholder0 Citrus-flavored carbonated drink
Orange and lemon flavored soda (to prevent the flavor oil from floating and forming an oil ring).
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Youdaoplaceholder0 Fanta Orange soda (some national recipes, such as in the Middle East and Asia)
Youdaoplaceholder0 Sprite Lemon-flavored Soda (Particular version)
Youdaoplaceholder0 Sports drinks and energy drinks
Beverages with citrus-flavored oil or fat-soluble nutrients (such as vitamins) added need to prevent the oil phase from separating.
Youdaoplaceholder0 Representative product :
Youdaoplaceholder0 Gatorade Some citrus-flavored products
Regional functional beverages (such as electrolyte water with added citrus essential oil)
Youdaoplaceholder0 Energy drink
Products containing citrus-flavored oil or emulsified flavor systems (such as lemon/orange flavor).
Youdaoplaceholder0 Example :
Youdaoplaceholder0 Monster Energy Citrus Flavor Series
Youdaoplaceholder0 Red Bull Some Summer limited flavors
Youdaoplaceholder0 Flavored milk drink
Add citrus-flavored milk-based beverages (such as lemon yogurt drinks) to prevent oil separation.
Youdaoplaceholder0 2. The irreplaceability of SAIB
These beverages rely on SAIB to solve two major problems:
Youdaoplaceholder0 Flavor oil float : Light oils such as citrus essential oil tend to form an "oil ring" on the bottle mouth.
Youdaoplaceholder0 Turbidity disappears : The accumulation of oil droplets causes the lower layer of the drink to become clear and lose the "freshly squeezed" visual texture.
Youdaoplaceholder0 SAIB maintains the appearance and flavor stability of its products by increasing the oil phase density and suspending the oil droplets .
Youdaoplaceholder0 III. Why can't consumers see the "SAIB" logo?
Youdaoplaceholder0 Compliant labeling :
Chinese GB 2760: Labeled as " isobutyrate sucraloacetate " or "SAIB".
FDA of the United States: Label "Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate".
Eu: Code E444.
Youdaoplaceholder0 is at the end of the ingredient list : placed lower because of the low addition amount (usually 0.01-0.1%).
Youdaoplaceholder0 Alternative brominated vegetable oil (BVO) :
Due to the health controversies surrounding BVO (banned in many countries in Europe and America), SAIB has become the mainstream alternative. For example:
Youdaoplaceholder0 Fanta US/EU : Replaced BVO with SAIB after 2014.
Youdaoplaceholder0 IV. How to identify SAIB-containing beverages?
Youdaoplaceholder0 Observe product type : Cloudy, opaque citrus-flavored beverages are most likely.
Youdaoplaceholder0 View ingredient list :
Mark the key words: " isobutyrate sucrose acetate ", "SAIB", "E444".
Often found alongside emulsifiers: " Acacia Gum ", " monoglycerol and diglyceride fatty acid esters ".
Example (Ingredient list of a certain orange juice)
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Water, concentrated orange juice, white granulated sugar, citric acid, gum Arabic, sucrose isobutyrate acetate (SAIB), vitamin C
Youdaoplaceholder0 V. Global Regulatory Status
SAIB has been approved as a food additive in the following regions:
✅ China (GB 2760) | ✅ United States (FDA GRAS) | ✅ European Union (EFSA)
✅ Japan | ✅ Canada | ✅ Australia/New Zealand
Youdaoplaceholder0 Summary
SAIB is the "behind-the-scenes stabilizer" of cloudy citrus beverages (juice/soda) and oil-soluble flavored energy drinks , especially found in:
Youdaoplaceholder0 Orange juice/Lemon juice (Minute Juice, Pure Fruit juice, etc.)
Youdaoplaceholder0 Orange Soda (Fanta partial recipe)
Youdaoplaceholder0 Citrus-flavored sports drink (Gatorade series)
When purchasing, you can confirm the use by checking the ingredient list with " isobutyrate sucraloacetate ", "SAIB" or "E444".
