AFS debuts “first-ever” Non-GMO Project verified caffeine ingredient

09 Feb 2018 --- Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS) is bolstering its transparency credentials by achieving Non-GMO Project verification for four of its core ingredients – and this important move can help brands incorporate organic caffeine into products and boost clean labels in the process. PurCaf organic Caffeine – a 95 percent caffeine extract from organic green coffee beans – headlines a list of innovative and sustainably sourced offerings by AFS. The others are PurTea Organic Caffeine, a 90 percent caffeine extract from organic green tea leaves; JAVA.g, a polyphenolic blend of caffeine and antioxidants from green coffee beans and GCA, what AFS describes as “the highest quality green coffee bean extract available on the market.”

The Texas-based international ingredient supplier, specializing in the research and development of functional botanical ingredients, has taken the next step in showing complete transparency by getting the four key ingredients Non-GMO Project verified. 

This non-profit organization focuses on genetically modified organisms and aims to prevent GM foodstuffs from being present in retail food products. Its certification is the most trusted third-party verification for non-GMO foods and products in the US. 

AFS says that becoming Non-GMO Project verified is a meaningful and achievable way for suppliers, brands, and retailers to show their commitment to providing consumers transparent choices in the marketplace.

“The Non-GMO Project celebrates Applied Food Sciences achievements in verifying four of its products and their commitment to providing consumers a transparent choice in the marketplace,” said Courtney Pineau, Associate Director for The Non-GMO Project.

Meanwhile, Chris Fields, VP of Scientific Affairs at AFS, says collaborating with the Non-GMO Project aligns with company values in quality and transparency through its supply chain.

“PurCaf and PurTea, organic caffeine sources, are now the only Non-GMO Project Verified caffeine ingredients on the market today,” he says. “Brands that want to incorporate organic caffeine into their products can now provide consumers an added layer of trust when they are searching for cleaner labels.”