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Protein enrichment

The demand for protein is on the rise among consumers and now is the time to capitalise on this growing trend.

Pulses, including dried peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas, are an incredibly rich source of protein. These nutritional powerhouses are also high in dietary fibre, rich in micronutrients, vegan and gluten-free.

With our HOMECRAFT® Pulse 3105 faba bean flour and VITESSENCE™ Pulse 1803 pea protein isolate, you can add protein and fibre to cereals and snack foods, replace costly eggs in baked goods and extend texture in meat products, while boosting health appeal. What’s more, they’re a more sustainable choice than animal proteins.  

Using pulses in your products will help you to achieve success in key consumer trends such as

  1. Higher protein diets
  2. Allergen-free
  3. Gluten-free while improving structure and colour
  4. Vegetarian and Vegan
  5. Clean Label

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Explore the key ingredients for success with protein

Consumer insights are key to create products that your customers love. Download our proprietary reports to understand shoppers’ buying decisions, what their ingredient preferences are, and how you can use these insights to reformulate consumer-winning products.

Find out how pulses support high-protein, gluten-free and natural claims. Satisfy the demands of a population that is becoming increasingly health conscious.

Discover new consumer and market data highlighting the huge potential for products enriched with pulse ingredients. 

Download the Infographic to understand how consumers understand and perceive pulse flours and protein in their food products.

Find out how you can deliver delicious products that meet the top trends, from clean labels to protein and fibre enrichment.

HOW CAN ADDING PROTEIN IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTS?

Consumers are continuously on the look-out for alternative sources of protein to satisfy demand for healthier choices alongside their taste for exciting recipes.

Powering your products with protein lets you deliver innovative formulations that build greater consumer appeal and product differentiation, while providing labels with higher nutritional value and on-trend vegetarian and vegan claims.
 

Bakery

  • Create gluten-free baked goods
  • Enrich your baked goods with protein
  • Create egg-free glazes for baked goods
  • Increase browning in your baked products
     

Dairy

  • Create dairy-free alternatives
  • Meet demand for vegan claims
  • Increase protein content in dairy alternative applications 
     

Meat

  • Increase yields with protein extension
  • Enrich your products with protein

Meat Alternatives

  • Enrich meat alternatives with protein
  • Improve the texture and emulsification of your product
  • Create non-soy formulations
     

Savoury Sauces & Ready Meals

  • Create gluten-free coatings, sauces and ready meals
  • Enrich your products with protein
  • Increase browning in your gluten-free coated products

Snacks & Sports Nutrition

  • Enrich cereals, energy bars and snacks with proteins
  • Create gluten-free and vegan snacks
  • Support protein claims in vegan sports drinks (RTD and RTM)

DELIVER PLANT-BASED PROTEIN CLAIMS

Our plant-based ingredients are naturally high in protein, allowing you to achieve protein health claims on your labels that meet consumer demand.

 

 

Source of protein

To adopt a "source of protein" claim on the front of pack at least 12% of the energy value of the food needs to be provided by protein in order to make this claim. HOMECRAFT® Pulse 3105 faba bean flour is ideal for this type of claim.

 

 

High in protein

To adopt a "high in protein" claim on the front of pack at least 20% of the energy value of the food needs to be provided by protein in order to make this claim. VITESSENCE™ Pulse 1803 pea protein isolate product is ideal for this type of claim. 

WHICH PLANT BASED PROTEIN IS RIGHT FOR YOUR PRODUCTS?


Discover how the power of plants can help you revitalise your formulations, keeping them on track and on trend. Make clean label and gluten-free claims with our HOMECRAFT® Pulse 3105 faba bean flour, and deliver excellent high sources of protein with our VITESSENCE™ Pulse 1803 pea protein isolate.
Explore the range below.

PULSE FLOUR

Our HOMECRAFT® Pulse 3105 faba bean flour from provides excellent oil and water binding properties. The natural high protein content can help support nutritional claims in a nutritionally balanced formulation.

 

Protein 
Content

  • Produced in Europe
  • Improves structure and colour in gluten-free applications
  • Good processability in bread and meat
  • Provides texture and stability to wheat-free sauces
  • Ideal in low moisture applications such as pasta and savoury snacks
     

PULSE ISOLATES

VITESSENCE™ Pulse 1803 pea protein isolate is designed to enable protein claims based on a plant origin throughout various applications. The new product will maintain a pleasant mouthfeel with low impact on flavour.

 

Protein 
Content

  • A higher purity of protein compared to concentrates to achieve higher protein content in high moisture applications.
  • Sourced from yellow pea
  • Non-allergen label
  • Maintaining mouthfeel at a higher protein content
  • Low flavour impact on final product compared to other pea isolates
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