Beverage quality is a great challenge to all manufacturers and yet all consumers expect great quality and product consistency whenever and wherever they are consumed. Moreover, there is a growing demand for products carrying clean labels with only few natural ingredients.
However, quality spoilage caused by the Alicyclobacillus family of bacteria (also known as TAB) is a frequent quality issue representing a huge challenge for the beverage industry, costing time, money, and brand reputation losses with potential costly recalls.
Unfortunately, there is no guarantee for TAB-free beverage ingredients. TAB source can come from all kinds of raw materials, such as water, fruit concentrate, pectin, sugars etc..