As we’ve discussed in a prior blog post, Trehalose is a label-friendly, naturally occurring, multi-functional disaccharide (double sugar molecule) with unique functionality in many food and beverage applications. It isn’t the most well-known ingredient, which is why we want to share it’s incredible potential. We source our Trehalose from our manufacturing partner, Nagase. Where is […]
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What is Trehalose?
In 1832, trehalose was discovered in nature in sources such as mushrooms, baker’s yeast, shellfish and honey. It wasn’t able to be mass produced until much later, when there were advances in food technology. At Gillco, we partner with Nagase to source their line of TREHA® trehalose. Nagase brings over 180 years of experience producing […]