on i t u l so The Savannah Fi ne Chemicals
to all your vegan needs
More and more consumers are rapidly reducing their meat consumption and switching to a vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diet. They still crave the unique sensory experience of eating real meat, and it’s not always easy to find plant-based alternatives that are equally delicious. Innovations in meat alternatives are rising in popularity and brands that can provide these solutions to their clients are in high demand, explains Roné Luttig from Savannah.
T
he move towards
vegetarian or vegan diets. As
delivers. Their BeLeaf range of
alternative, plant-based
a result, food producers that
plant-based fats includes three
proteins is not turning
embrace plant proteins in their
products made from different
us all into vegetarians, but the
product development are well-
sustainable raw materials. They
shift towards flexitarianism is
placed to make the most of this
form the basis for plant-based
here to stay. Globally, every fifth
growing consumer demand for
meat-replacement products with
consumer plans to include more
meat-free alternatives.
improved sensory characteristics
plant-based food in their diet
Savannah Fine Chemicals has a
as a result of Covid-19. One of
multitude of solutions to help you
melting behaviour, taste and
the main reasons for doing so is
with all your vegan needs.
juiciness. They can also lead to
because it is regarded as healthier
in terms of appearance, texture,
better processing as these products
and more sustainable. A survey
FAT SOLUTIONS FOR PLANT-BASED MEAT
can come in bulk, blocks, powder
conducted by FMCG Gurus on
With decades of lipid experience,
or flakes. These fat solutions are
behalf of Beneo showed that the
Bünge Loders Croklaan works
trans-fat-free and have reduced
consumption of meat appears
with their customers to develop
fat content compared to real meat.
to decrease with age, with 37%
innovative fat systems and co-
As a result, by adding these fat
of over 55’s saying that they are
create plant-based meat replacers
solution products, they can help
now flexitarian and with younger
that mimic the unmistakable
delight customers with tasty,
consumers increasingly favouring
sensory experience that real meat
nutritious, clean-label, plant-based products that look, cook and taste like real meat. RED BEET AND MALT COLOUR SOLUTIONS FOR MEAT ANALOGUES Diana food offers non-GMOcolouring made from foodstuff. Diana food provides a colouring for meat analogues by using a combination of red beet juice and caramelised sugar, colouring foodstuffs. These are available in powder and liquid format depending on what is needed for the application. Diana food’s colouring can also be labelled as a clean-label alternative.
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