Planteneers: How Manufacturers Can Meet the Demand for Affordable Plant-Based Foods
Planteneers, a leading German developer and provider of customized plant-based products, has outlined how manufacturers can meet the growing demand for high-quality and affordable plant-based foods. With the help of a system called fiildMeat S 111404, Planteneers produces cold-cut alternatives like lyoner, fleischwurst, and salami using functional plant proteins combined with hydrocolloids. The system has been developed to make plant-based foods as accessible and affordable as possible with no compromise on taste or texture. To cut costs, Planteneers worked out that modified starch could be excluded from formulations if a “clever combination of other hydrocolloids” was used instead. The optimal choice and quantity of hydrocolloids also helps the products slice cleanly on large high-speed slicers. Meeting consumer expectations The correct choice of proteins is also …