The expectations regarding nutritional choices and functionalities of food have drastically grown over the last decades. Functional ingredients from BENEO help plant the future with options that feed the body and mind of the flexitarian consumer.
Rice, wheat, and faba bean are ingredients that cater to consumers’ growing interest in vegan and veggie products. Thanks to their texturising properties and quality protein content, one can innovate dairy-free alternatives that can fly off the shelves.
Long-term health is a priority for consumers everywhere. Most consumers perceive more natural foods as better for them. Green and clean ingredients will help make more transparent ingredient lists.
BENEO helps consumers strike a match with a healthier and more mindful lifestyle while hitting the right flavour buttons for flexitarian consumers. Research suggests that two in five flexitarians buy dairy alternatives because they like the taste.
Ingredient descriptions
Functional Proteins
BENEO’s non-GMO, functional wheat and rice proteins possess excellent binding capacities, process stability and a neutral taste. They have a high nutritional value and can be applied to meat substitutes, bakery foods and many other applications.
Functional Fibres
BENEO’s highly-soluble functional fibres, Orafti® Inulin and Oligofructose, extracted from the chicory root, possess a natural sweetness. They improve digestive health and calcium absorption, in addition to inducing smoother blood sugar levels.
Functional Carbohydrates
BENEO’s functional carbohydrates, ISOMALT and Palatinose™ are ideal ingredients with a balancing effect on blood sugar levels.
- ISOMALT is a non-cariogenic, low-glycemic and low-caloric sugar replacer derived from sugar beet. It replaces sugar on a 1:1 ratio, with its low-hygroscopic it increases shelf life and brings out flavours and colours in sugar-free hard-boiled candy.
- Palatinose™ (isomaltulose) is a more slowly released carbohydrate derived from the sugar beet. It provides its full carbohydrate energy (4kcal/g) in a sustained way and helps to improve fat oxidation during physical activity. In addition to being non-cariogenic and non-hygroscopic, it also guarantees stable osmolality in beverages and is non-hygroscopic.
Speciality Rice Ingredients
BENEO’s rice ingredients help address the rising demand for clean label, organic, gluten- and lactose-free and hypoallergenic products. They help improve the mouthfeel, texture, shelf-life and colour of products and in specific low(er) fat foods.
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