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=**// Article : Brimming Opportunities for Nutraceutical Beverages //**= Nowadays, consumers are concerned about brain health, heart health, immunity, beauty from the inside out, energy and women’s health. Looking for the inclusion of herbs and antioxidants, people are also want to get needed vitamins and minerals missing from their diets wen drinking beverages. For example, brain-health ingredients include choline, Ginkgo biloba, phosphatidyl serine and L-theanine might relief stress, improve cognition and mood when taken with caffeine.
 * Why nutraceutical beverages are being introduced to the market? **

By having low osmolality and a readily digestible source of carbohydrate, maltodextrins act energy source in many nutraceutical beverages. Also, they give better mouthfeel to these beverages. They help round-out the flavor profile of a beverage, moderate sweetness, have a clean flavor profile, provide good clarity in both dry mixes and aseptically processed beverages, and are safe for people who have celiac disease.
 * Why maltodextrins are used in nutraceutical beverages? **