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Meatless® portfolio leaflet

Meatless® portfolio leaflet

Meatless® portfolio leaflet

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides an overview of the Meatless® portfolio, which offers plant-based solutions for meat and fish alternatives. The portfolio includes a variety of textured and dehydrated flakes made from raw materials such as rice, faba beans, wheat, and others, providing flexibility in applications and delivery.
Product Specifications: The Meatless® products are categorized into textured/frozen and dehydrated/dry formats. Key products include:
  • Faba Bean: Textured Faba Flake Coarse and Fine, suitable for vegan or hybrid meat products.
  • Rice: Textured Rice Flake Coarse and Fine, used in vegan or hybrid fish and meat applications, emulsions, or as a fat replacer.
  • Wheat: Textured Wheat Flake Fine, for vegan or hybrid meat products.
  • Pea + Mycoprotein: Meatless® Chicken Chunks, an easy-to-use solution.
  • Mixed Ingredients: Meatless® Vegan Binding, a service product advised for use with Meatless® ingredients.
Technology and Benefits: Meatless® utilizes a unique production technology based on hydrocolloids extracted from seaweed, resulting in products with excellent water holding capacity and heat stability. This technology allows for the creation of meat and fish alternatives with a juicy mouthfeel.
Key Benefits:
  • Excellent water holding capacity and heat stability.
  • Significant juiciness and texture.
  • Flexibility in raw materials and low processing.
  • Clean taste and easy to use.
  • Short ingredient list for textured and dehydrated solutions.
Recommendations: Users are advised to consult national food legislation before using or communicating about these products to ensure compliance with legal standards.
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Catalog excerpts

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Looking for juiciness and texture? Plant-based solutions for meat & fish alternatives.

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The Meatless® portfolio comprises of coarse and fine flakes from different raw materials (e.g. rice, faba beans, wheat,...) and others (Tjoena). Further flexibility comes in their format, being either textured or dehydrated, with the latter making long distance deliveries possible. Textured/Frozen Raw materials Product name Description Advised applications 1 Tjoena = Pea protein, rice protein, faba protein, rice and quinoa flour

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Raw materials Product name Description W.H.C.* Advised applications 2 Ingredients: Potato starch, emulsifier E461, citrus fibre, psyllium fibre * Water Holding Capacity Meatless® ingredient sources Meatless Chicken Chunks

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For our Meatless® texturates, we have developed a unique production technology based on hydrocolloids. In nature, hydrocolloids exist in many varieties, like the commonly known agar. We use a hydrocolloid version extracted from seaweed to develop a wide range ofplant-based ingredients. Thanks to our patented technology the combination of this plant-based hydrocolloid with flour and water gives a unique gelling reaction; resulting in Meatless® products standing out for their excellent water holding capacity and heat stability. As such, the food industry can develop meat and fish alternatives with...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.