Using the new Fast Forward Process technology (FFP), GELITA, Hänsel and WDS now present a revolutionary method to manufacture gelatin gummies within one hour creating new opportunities to participate in the global fortified gummies trend, as well as a large confectionery market.
Gummies with active ingredients are on trend. Today, millions of consumers have turned to gummies as a convenient and healthy dietary supplement. So far these gelatin gummies are produced on regular mogul-lines to achieve the desired texture, taste and bite. Although the ability to produce a variety of different shapes and sizes is a huge advantage of this processing method, there is also a massive downside: the combined use of active ingredients and starch can lead to cross-contamination.
Now, the global innovation leader in gelatin and collagen proteins, GELITA, has joined forces with Hänsel Processing GmbH and Winkler & Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen (WDS) to revolutionize gelatin gummy production. The company has revealed its new “Fast Forward Process (FFP)” technology — a starch-free production method that uses reusable silicone molds instead of traditional starch trays. This innovative solution creates significant added value for customers by providing a cleaner working environment, accelerating production and facilitating fortification.
Starch-free Production
The new technology is tailored to the requirement of quick demolding, resulting in an innovative gummy formulation from GELITA, a novel cooking process adjusted to this new recipe and requirements developed by Hänsel and a new depositing line from WDS to handle the depositing masses successfully.
The combination of these three elements shortens the gelatin gummy manufacturing time up to the moment of demolding from one day to less than two hours. Lengthy drying times in the tray are no longer required. Whereas tens of thousands of starch trays were needed previously, the new process only requires some hundreds of reusable silicone molds.
This not only leads to savings in energy costs and personnel, production space can be minimized as well. Furthermore, the absence of starch significantly reduces material handling and avoids dust, residues or cross-contamination when using different fortifications such as vitamins, minerals or other active ingredients in the formulation.
