Alliant science culinaire et technologie, la catégorie Meilleur ingrédient laitier voit la prochaine génération d’ingrédients laitiers fonctionnels créant des solutions pour des produits plus sains en y ajoutant des avantages sans compromettre le goût ou la texture, tout en améliorant le processus de fabrication/transformation.
Vitasterol S-80 WDP by Vitae Naturals is a mixture of microencapsulated phytosterols especially developed for dairy products to help lower blood cholesterol by between 7% to 13% and its small particle size does not affect perception of texture and mouth-feel, while Nutrilac SoftCheese solution from Arla Foods Ingredients provides low fat content for cheeses without compromising the soft and sensory experience and creamy texture.
Similarly, Delyte from Ulrick & Short is a clean-label ingredient that reduces the fat content in ice cream and other desserts by up to 50% with no effect on indulgence, taste or mouth-feel.
Arla Foods Ingredients’ Nutrilac solution for sports yogurt offers an innovative technology to increase protein content while avoiding the dry and metallic taste that tend to accompany high-protein products and Nutrilac solution for Greek-style smoothies makes high amounts of protein and fruit content possible in a low and drinkable viscosity, eliminating excess acid whey waste in the production process.
Recently developed Yo-Mix Yogurt Cultures from DuPont Nutrition & Health is an ingredient designed to minimise texture loss, while NZMP SureProtein Vital WPC550 from Fonterra is a functional whey ingredient solution that can create UHT/retort beverages using 100% whey protein, fortify milky beverages with whey protein up to 14% and maintain and improve viscosity of existing beverages while increasing the whey protein content, while protecting taste and texture.
Non-fat Dry Milk (NFDM) by Dairy Farmers of America is a premium dairy based ingredient with the versatility to be used in multiple food and beverage products, while Cripsy Roasted Buckwheat Dairy Additive by Vilkyskiu pienine is a great dairy dessert ingredient, aiding digestion and lowering blood pressure with high amounts of protein and amino acid content.
Introducing a healthy alternative to its category, OPA Kalamata Feta by Litehouse is a Greek yogurt based salad dressing with a burst of Mediterranean flavour. Like all OPA dressing, the newest addition is free of gluten, trans fats, MSG, artificial preservatives and has only 0.1gram of sugar per serving.
