As flexitarians look for more ways to incorporate plant-based foods into their diets and morning routines, plant-based pioneers Silk and So Delicious Dairy Free are innovating to meet this demand with offerings that deliver on both quality and taste with new flavors.

Having developed a proprietary method for producing low-cost tagatose from plant-based starches, Bonumose is at the forefront of using enzymatic processes to make rare sugars at scale. Starting in mid-February, ASR Group will have tagatose available for initial shipments and samples.

Osage Food Products’ new SolvPro™ Vegan Plant Protein Blends combine different plant proteins and deliver targeted nutritional and functional properties for a wide range of end-use applications. The SolvPro™ product line currently has six SKUs. Each delivers a protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) of 1.0 and offering different functionalities and benefits.  

jack & annie’s jackfruit patty can be substituted in any burger offering to give customers even more vegetarian-friendly options in-store.

Formulating plant-based products to maximize nutrition and deliver function is a growing opportunity, and selecting the right building blocks in formulation is important. The gap between nutrition delivery and consumer desires is one that can be filled by a new generation and greater variety of products.

Built on a legacy of more than 50 years of product innovation, Kansas Protein Foods produces cost-effective, sustainable textured soy protein products from U.S. soybeans. Kansas Protein Foods manufactures and flavors products at its Hutchinson, Kan., facility, which has received a Level 2 SQF certification.

The new facility, which will have a fermentation capacity of 600,000 liters with a fully dedicated downstream process (DSP), will be located in the Midwest Industrial Park in Richmond, Ind. Commercial production is expected by the end of 2024.

With three simple ingredients, purified water, sea salt, oats/almonds, and no oils or gums, the brand designed the latest offerings to meet the needs of consumers seeking products with fewer ingredients at an accessible price point. 

The ProTerra Certification program promotes social and environmental sustainability through food and feed supply chains, to support efforts to continuously improve day-to-day business operations and to help organizations to engage and implement the concept of sustainable development.

Kemin Industries will showcase its complete portfolio of clean label ingredient solutions during the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, January 24-26, 2023.