BENEO increases ingredient solutions to reduce sugar

BENEO, one of many main producers of practical components, has introduced the enlargement of its portfolio with the launch of Beneo-scL85, a short-chain fructoligosaccharide (scFOS). The brand new format offers prospects with larger versatility to exchange sugar and enrich meals with dietary fiber.

Decreasing sugar has grown to develop into an essential space of ​​focus for shoppers with new figures displaying that globally, greater than 1 in 2 shoppers (57%) state that ‘low sugar’ claims affect their buying choices. ^I. By including scFOS to its portfolio, BENEO opens the door for extra prospects to serve this development with new product improvement or reformulation. Increasing the ingredient vary with Beneo-scL85 means producers have larger selection and elevated capability to supply merchandise with decrease sugars to satisfy rising demand.

scFOS is a fiber derived from beet sugar that provides a light candy style, good solubility, and pure {qualifications} that may contribute to improved style and texture, in addition to bulking capabilities in functions reminiscent of bakery, dairy, and cereal. The brand new ingredient is produced in Germany at a devoted manufacturing facility and is offered to BENEO prospects globally to buy now within the type of a syrup.

Utilizing scFOS means changing sugar with the addition of dietary fiber. This, in flip, improves the dietary profile of the product, permitting producers to attain a greater rating for dietary packaging programs around the globe, eg NutriScore in Europe.

Eric Nevin, Industrial Managing Director Practical Fibers at BENEO commented: “The short-chain fructooligosaccharides from beet sugar is a helpful addition to the BENEO portfolio because it will increase flexibility and availability for our prospects. Mixed with the elevated manufacturing capability of our chicory root fiber manufacturing plant in Chile, the short-chain fructooligosaccharides subsidiary of BENEO will safe extra provides to satisfy the excessive demand for sugar discount options.”