Pea Protein applications and benefits
Find out more about how our standard and hydrolyzed pea protein offer can be used in a variety of applications, from plant-based beverages to meat and dairy alternatives, and from bakery and snacks to sports and elderly nutrition.
Packing in the Protein in Baked Goods & Snacks
While it may have started as a niche market, in recent years, the high protein trend has gone decidedly mainstream. No longer limited to nutrition bars, product developers are boosting the protein levels in everything from cereal to savory snacks.
Plant-based Meat Alternatives
Plant-based cold cuts, hot dogs, sausages, and fermented meats.
Benefits of our range :
- Great emulsion, binding and cohesion capabilities
- Better performance with the addition of salts vs other pea proteins
- Very soluble
- Better solubility and dispersibility vs. soy & other pea proteins
- Mild flavor vs other pea proteins
Plant-based Dairy Alternatives
Vegan and vegetarian frozen desserts, fermented products, cheese, desserts.
Benefits of our range :
- Smooth, creamy and spoonable texture
- Good solubility and stability at different pH
- Mild flavor versus other pea proteins
- Great emulsification and whipping properties
Plant-based beverages & sports nutrition
Powder mixes and liquid formats of meal replacers, sports and elderly nutrition.
Benefits of our range:
- Outstanding solubility and stability at optimal pH range for acidic and neutral drink
- Mild flavor versus other pea protein isolates
- Smooth texture, great mouthfeel, less chalkiness than other (pea) proteins
- Delivers desired viscosity across a range of protein inclusion levels
Bakery & Snacks
Crackers, cereal bars, extruded products, muffins and cakes, and yeast leavening bread.
Benefits of our range:
- Excellent water binding capabilities to reduce staling during shelf life
- High foaming and emulsion capacity and stability to allow partial egg replacement
- Mild flavor versus other pea proteins
- Provides structure, improves baking stability and volume in final product
In this section
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Products
- Wheat Protein
- Gluvital®
- Prowliz®
- Textured Protein
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Related Information
- Packing in the Protein in Baked Goods & Snacks
- Burger Sensations
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