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Company News

HERZA Schokolade: Sunflower Protein-Based Chocolate Pieces for Food Service

HERZA Schokolade, a specialist in small chocolate pieces for food service, has created various organic, vegan milk chocolate pieces based on sunflower protein, in flavours such as amaranth or salty caramel. HERZA is one of the world’s leading suppliers of quality functional chocolate pieces for the food service industry, and the European market leader in small chocolate pieces for mueslis. The German producer, part of the Stern Wywiol Group, specialises in specialist small chocolate pieces and provides creative variety for muesli, snacks, ice cream and baked goods. Says the company, the main challenge with vegan chocolate is to obtain the familiar creamy and milky flavour of milk chocolate, stating that it has precisely achieved this goal with the new products.   BIOFACH 2023 At the …

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Science

Project Aims to Turn Sunflower Oil Industry Waste Into Meat Alternatives

A new research project called Taste2Meat is attempting to upcycle byproducts from the sunflower oil industry into sustainable meat alternatives. Five organisations — VTT, DSM, DIL German Institute of Food Technologies, University of Helsinki, and ABP Beef — have joined forces for the project. The intention is to create products that will allow consumers to make a “smooth transition” towards plant-based foods. Specifically, the project will work with sunflower press-cakes — an ingredient that is a sidestream of sunflower oil production. Globally, sunflower is the third-largest seed oil source, meaning these byproducts are widely available. Pea and rapeseed proteins are also being used as part of the project. Sunflower in plant-based products While sunflower oil has long been used in products such as dairy-free margarines, …

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Products & Launches

Halal Food Giant Al Islami Launches First Vegan Product

UAE-based halal food producer Al Islami Foods, one of the largest frozen food companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), announces it has launched its first plant-based product – a burger made with sunflower protein – in response to growing demand for healthier vegan alternatives in the UAE and in time for Veganuary.

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Hydrosol Gyros

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Hydrosol’s New Cooperation With All Organic Treasures Creates New Possibilities for Meat Alternatives

Hydrosol, a specialist for stabilising and texturing systems, is now working with raw materials supplier All Organic Treasures (AOT) for exclusive texturates with structure similar to muscle tissue, utilising allergen- and GMO-free sources including upcycled proteins obtained as a by-product of sunflower oil manufacture.

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Products & Launches

Sunflower Protein Cereal Is “Ready To Shake Up The Breakfast Table”

SunflowerFamily USA, a plantbased company founded in Europe which expanded to the US in 2018, has launched a high-protein plant-based cereal which it says will be the “newest craze in plant based cereal options”. Organic Sunflower Protein Crisps reportedly contain the highest protein content of any organic cereal on the market.

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Just Wholefoods Gains New Listings Thanks to Holland & Barrett’s Innovation Pitch

Having recently rebranded and introduced new lines, Just Wholefoods made quite an impression on the judges at the recent Midcounties Co-operative ‘Food Glorious Food’ competition. Farmer and rural TV presenter Adam Henson and Celebrity Master Chef winner Phil Vickery were full of praise, not just for the new look but also the taste of the organic fruit jellies, organic falafels and chilli noncarne made with its organic Sunflower Mince. Thanks to its successful pitch, Just Wholefoods has secured a listing in 52 of Midcounties food stores in Gloucestershire.

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Interviews

Sunflowers on Your Plate – Interview with Oliver Schenkmann

Soy, seitan, lupines, green spelt and the like have been on everyone’s lips for a long time as bases for meat alternatives – in the truest sense of the word. Until now, however, products based on sunflowers have been relatively unknown. Not only do they look good, but they also supply the raw material that the company “SunflowerFamily” transforms into meat alternatives. This has resulted in various products, all of which, according to the company, are ‘enjoyable, plant-based and sustainable’. We asked Mr Oliver Schenkmann – one of the founders of this new enterprise – to briefly introduce the products and the business model in more detail.

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