
The natural guardian for beverage quality
About Nagardo®

NAGARDO® – THE NATURAL GUARDIAN FOR BEVERAGE QUALITY
Beverage manufacturers tailor beverages to meet their customers lifestyle – at LANXESS we tailor the corresponding beverage protection.
Nagardo® natural guardian secures and prolongs the shelf life of your beverage. Safety enabled by nature.
NATURAL BEVERAGE PROTECTION

Nagardo® is derived by nature and sustainably produced.
With its natural and sustainable properties Nagardo® natural beverage protection delivers additional marketing benefits to beverage manufacturers. Long desired natural labels and claims become reality.
Nagardo® is obtained as a purified mixture of glycolipids. The source organism is an edible jelly fungus called Dacryopinax spathularia which grows in (sub-)tropical climates. A proprietary wild-type strain (not genetically modified) is cultivated using renewable raw materials. Pure Nagardo® is recovered by a food grade and solvent-free process based on filtration and precipitation, without chemical modification.
New opportunities for beverage manufacturers
- Consumer friendly labelling
- Natural claims (depending on local legislation)
PURE SENSORY EXPERIENCE

Nagardo® allows manufacturers to have full control over the sensory profile of their beverage.
Nagardo® natural beverage protection is taste neutral at recommended concentrations and has no effect on the color. It does not interfere with the sensory experience you desire for your customer.
- Taste neutral at recommended concentrations
- No influence on color
FLEXIBLE PROCESS INTEGRATION

Nagardo® can be integrated into existing production processes.
- Application as aqueous stock solution at mixing stage of the production process
- Stable as powder
- Stable in typical beverage processing steps, including flash pasteurization and UV treatment
- No packaging restrictions
- Cost efficient
- Safe to handle
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About us
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.8 billion in 2019. The company currently has about 14,300 employees in 33 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.
In 2017, LANXESS expanded its biotechnology competencies by acquiring the biotech startup IMD Natural Solutions GmbH, based in Dortmund, Germany. IMD Natural Solutions develops innovative active ingredients derived by nature. Focus is research and development of natural substances with an antimicrobial effect for the food & beverage and consumer goods industry.
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