DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched a new ingredient that will make it easier for beverage manufacturers to achieve stable plant-based drinks.
The gelling ingredient Grindsted Gellan MAS 100 – otherwise known as gellan gum – is the latest addition to DuPont’s Danisco range of ingredients. It will allow manufacturers to obtain all the functionality they need without mixing in other additives, helping meet clean-label demand.
It will also contribute to ‘a refreshing texture’, DuPont said, and stabilise non-dairy beverages made with pulses, grains, nuts and plant-derived protein.
Previously produced by DuPont for ingredient systems, it is being made available as a single ingredient for the first time.
DuPont’s global product manager, Jean-Baptiste Dufeu, explained why it was so timely to be launching Grindsted Gellan MAS 100 as a standalone ingredient now.
“The main driver is the demand for dairy-free drinks for lactose-intolerant consumers,” Dufeu said. “According to the latest market intelligence, close to 25% of European consumers are reducing or avoiding dairy products in their diet for health reasons. Our ingredient enables manufacturers to respond to this trend by stabilising particles in plant-based beverages and creating a refreshingly smooth texture. Consumers experience a refreshing drink with an authentic flavour profile.”
In 2016, sales of plant-based drinks in Western Europe alone reached $1.5 billion. Soy beverages accounted for around $1 billion of those sales – a dominant position that is now being challenged by the rise of drinks based on rice, almond and oats.
Grindsted Gellan MAS 100 provides reliable stabilising functionality with a low cost in use, regardless of raw material fluctuations.
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