The company group Herbstreith & Fox as a producer of high quality pectin for the food and non food industry has today a worldwide name. The sophisticated and high-quality product range of H&F with pectin for the most diversified applications is supplemented by sweetening agents and fibres from fruit.
Pectin is a natural product which can be found in the cell wall of all higher plants. The universally used jellifying, thickening and stabilising agent pectin which nowadays is an indispensable component of a great variety of products in either the food industry, where it is used in the production of jams, confectionery articles, baked and dairy products or
in the nonfood industry, such as in cosmetics and pharmaceutics, where pectin has in recent years gained increasingly in importance. The benefits of the natural ingredient pectin are also more and more appreciated by the consumer, in fact, the trend towards natural products and natural components continues unhindered.
Classic Pectin
The H&F Classic Pectin range includes high-ester, medium-ester, and low-ester variants, produced from both appleand citrus sources in our state-of-the-art facilities. Each pectin type is precisely standardised to meet diverse performance parameters, ensuring optimal functionality for its intended end use.
This careful standardisation results in a comprehensive and unmatched product portfolio, capable of delivering consistent results across a wide variety of formulations.
Renowned for their reliability and versatility, H&F Classic Pectins perform exceptionally in applications throughout the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries, forming the core foundation of the H&F product range.
Amidated Pectin
The H&F Amid Pectin range provides a technological enhancement and alternative to traditional H&F Classic Pectins, offering greater formulation flexibility and functional diversity.
H&F Amid Pectins are produced by suspending dried pectin in alcohol and then treating it with ammonia. During this controlled process, a defined number of methyl ester groups are converted into amid groups — a reaction known as amidation.
This structural modification imparts unique gel-forming properties, resulting in distinct gel textures and technological advantages such as improved gel stability, reduced syneresis, and enhanced process tolerance in certain applications.
With their balanced performance and reliability, H&F Amid Pectins serve as a valuable complement to the Classic range, expanding the scope of possibilities for manufacturers across the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries.
Combi Pectin
Through the combination of selected raw materials and specialised extraction conditions, H&F Combi Pectins are developed to deliver unique and advantageous characteristics tailored to specific applications.
These pectins unite the distinct functional strengths of H&F Classic Apple Pectins and Citrus Pectins, resulting in a balanced performance profile. The viscous properties typical of apple pectin are complemented by the high elasticityof citrus pectin, producing gels with excellent elasticity that remain smooth, spreadable, and resistant to syneresis.
The outcome is a high-performance pectin system that provides superior texture, stability, and processing versatility, ideal for manufacturers seeking both functional reliability and sensory appeal.
Instant Pectin
H&F Instant Pectins are optimised, high-performance pectins that provide technological, economic, and qualitative advantages across a wide range of applications.
They are produced through a specialised agglomeration process, in which fine particles of standardised pectin powderare joined together to form larger, porous granules. This unique structure increases the surface area of each particle, allowing liquids to penetrate more rapidly and enabling a significantly faster and lump-free dispersion in cold product batches.
The result is reliable solubility, simplified processing, and improved formulation consistency, making H&F Instant Pectins an excellent choice for manufacturers seeking efficiency, ease of handling, and dependable performance.
