Kerry has introduced SucculencePB, a solution for plant-based meat alternatives that recreates the traditional juicy taste of meat.
According to Kerry, the new ingredient delivers a “much-improved nutritional profile and environmental impact and solves the ‘dry mouth’ taste challenge in cooked plant-based meat alternatives”.
The patent-pending technology provides manufacturers with a vegan-friendly method to lock in moisture and flavour to improve the taste and nutritional qualities of their products. It also advances the sustainability and clean label credentials of plant-based meat products by enabling the reduction – or removal – of oils and fats such as coconut or palm oil.
The taste system contains proprietary technologies combined with rapeseed oil, to create a product that provides a neutral taste profile with a succulent and meat-like feel. SucculencePB is vegan, kosher and halal suitable, and comes in an easy-to-use paste format that is simple to apply and enables operation efficiency and advantages for customers.
The use of SucculencePB in plant-based meat production can reduce fat by up to 74%, decrease saturated fat by 97% and lower calorie count by 69%.
Darren O’Sullivan, global portfolio director of emerging taste technologies for Kerry, said: “The Kerry team has worked intensively for years to develop SucculencePB as a significant advance to make plant-based meat alternatives tastier for mainstream consumers. It’s a simple solution to use in formulation – a convenient 1:1 replacement for certain oils and fats, and offers manufacturing benefits too, especially when replacing hard fats.”
He continued: “We look forward to partnering with plant-based meat manufacturers to develop products that will meet consumer taste demands while delivering on the enormous sustainability promise inherent in the plant-based food and beverages movement. Kerry is delighted to unveil SucculencePB as a valuable solution in the European plant-based market, with plans to roll out globally throughout 2023.”
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