WESTCHESTER, Illinois – Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries and AGT Foods, today announced four new clean-taste additions to its lines of protein-rich pulse proteins and flours—VITESSENCE™ Pulse CT 3602 faba bean protein concentrate, VITESSENCE™ Pulse CT 1552 pea protein concentrate, HOMECRAFT® Pulse CT 1203 pea flour and HOMECRAFT® Pulse CT 2201 lentil flour.
The new pulses feature a clean flavor profile, enabling manufacturers to formulate across a broader range of applications more easily – without having to compromise flavor or sacrifice taste, while addressing growing consumer demand for nutritious, protein-packed foods and beverages. Ingredion and AGT Foods’ clean-taste pulse products also help manufacturers meet clean label trends in high-moisture applications, such as dairy, yogurts, puddings, cheeses, beverages, nutritional mixes, and smoothies while boosting protein levels and allowing manufacturers to use vegetable based proteins instead of animal based proteins. Similar benefits can also be achieved when using clean-taste pulses at a higher inclusion level in low-moisture applications, such as baked goods, snacks, cereals, bars, pastas, batters and breading applications.
Ingredion’s VITESSENCE™ Pulse CT proteins feature two new proteins that contain 55-60 percent protein on a dry basis and are derived from pea or faba bean. The clean-taste pulse proteins can be used to enrich a wide range of new and differentiated products to meet consumer demand for products that are high in protein and fiber, and derived from vegetable-sourced ingredients.
The HOMECRAFT® Pulse CT flours include two new flours made from pea and lentil. These pulse-based flours offer different levels of fiber, starch and protein to meet a variety of food manufacturers’ needs in a wide array of applications. HOMECRAFT® Pulse CT flours are naturally gluten-free and offer a healthy alternative to traditional and other gluten-free flours, enabling the development of gluten-free bakery products while boosting the protein and fiber levels.
“Clean-taste VITESSENCE™ Pulse CT proteins and HOMECRAFT® Pulse CT flours offer manufacturers a wide variety of ingredient solutions to help address consumer demand for enhanced protein products that are vegetable-based, gluten-free, non-GMO, vegetarian, sustainably-sourced and taste great,” said Igor Playner, vice president of innovation and strategy North America at Ingredion Incorporated. “Interest in vegetable-based ingredients is skyrocketing, and Ingredion’s clean-taste protein concentrates and pulse-based flours make it possible for manufacturers to stay on trend while expanding new and existing product lines.”
Ingredion is the exclusive distributor of pulse ingredients manufactured by one of the world’s largest pulse processors – AGT Foods. The clean-taste line of pulse ingredients are developed using AGT Foods’ proprietary technology, which reduces the beany flavor of pulse ingredients – all while maintaining the clean label positioning of pulses. In certain applications, the inherent flavor profile of pulses is a perfect fit, whereas in other applications, having a pulse with a neutral flavor profile is preferred. Clean-taste pulses are especially ideal for applications that require a delicate balance of flavors.
ABOUT PULSES
The United Nations designated 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Pulses are the dried seeds of plants from the legume family, like peas, edible beans, lentils and chickpeas. Pulses have special properties that make them particularly suitable for today’s health conscious consumers. They are naturally very high in protein, dietary fiber, are rich in minerals (iron, zinc, phosphorus) and are a source of B vitamins and folic acid.
To learn more about Ingredion’s clean-taste line of pulse proteins and flours, or find out how Ingredion’s technical, sensory, CULINOLOGY® and applications teams help food manufacturers develop tailor-made, high quality foods, contact Ingredion at 866-961-6285 or visit www.ingredion.us/pulses.
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About Ingredion Incorporated
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) is a leading global ingredient solutions provider. We turn corn, tapioca, potatoes and other vegetables and fruits into value-added ingredients and biomaterial solutions for the food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries. Serving customers in over 100 countries, our ingredients make yogurts creamy, candy sweet, paper stronger and face creams silky. Visit Ingredion.com to learn more.
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