When it comes to plant-based meat alternatives, flexitarians won’t compromise. These consumers are born to love meat and have specific expectations about what a plant-based meat alternative should be in terms of look, taste, texture, and nutrition. But getting there, demands an understanding of complex ingredient interactions.
That’s why we’re so proud of our efforts in creating solutions for mouthwatering meat mimicking. Through careful formulation we’re making it possible for you to create tasty plant-based meat alternative that deliver for your consumers in terms of taste, texture, and nutrition, while being friendlier for the environment too.
Delightful with purpose
Making the switch from one animal-based ingredient to a plant-based one is easier said than done when it comes to developing plant-based meat alternatives,. That’s where Cargill comes in, by helping you to truly mirror the sensory experiences of traditional animal-based products. We can deliver on the core requirements for plant-based meat alternatives in terms of taste, processability, texture, cooking experience, and storage stability.
We’re anticipating future trends and regulations, while investing in research, innovation, safety, food application, formulation, and scaling capabilities. All of this is done to help us co-create more effectively with you and accelerate your plant-based meat alternative objectives.
In short, we focus on being “delightful with a purpose” through our unparalleled portfolio, expertise, and innovation!
Solutions for mouthwatering meat mimicking
Overcoming the organoleptic and nutritional challenge of replicating the texture of processed meat products and delivering a healthy for me alternative, undoubtedly requires the use of various high-quality ingredients. Plant-forward innovation is bringing new technologies to market which can drive the expansion and variety of formats in the market.
That’s where Cargill’s mouthwatering meat mimicking solutions come in. With our collective energy and expertise, we deliver a comprehensive, fully integrated portfolio of ingredients and solutions that consistently aims to meet your needs. From solutions to build texture and firmness, to improving the nutritional aspect of your product and more, we offer solutions that help.
For support with the building blocks and implementation, we are your go-to co-creation partner to make on-trend category defining plant-based meat alternatives, that deliver on both sensory and nutritional properties.
These are the plant-based meat alternative favorites that you'll be serving up tomorrow!
Sensational plant-based burger
We combined plant protein, fats and a binding system to create this tasty meat-like burger concept. It is developed to meet consumer expectations for taste and texture, whilst delivering on the cooking experience consumers expect was a full-on exercise.
Mouthwatering mimicked meatballs on a stick
Here’s a plant-based meat alternative concept that delivers on taste, texture and cooking experience. It brings convenience for oven preparation or grilling occasions – exactly what consumers are looking for.
A sizzling plant-based grilling star
Our “plant-based grilling star” is a great-tasting plant-based BBQ sausage alternative with an improved nutritional profile. It meets consumer and manufacturer expectations from raw product to cooking.