We are currently working with a global food and beverage company, who is looking for a bulk filler to replace sugar and fat within their food product portfolio.
Scope
This brief is seeking raw materials, ingredients or technologies that can reduce the ‘added sugar or fat’ content. Of primary interest are solutions that can:
- Replace the bulk function provided by sugar and/or fat
- Retain the structural properties of reduced fat and sugar products
Suitable solutions must be able to be further processed into food and drink applications.
Ingredients pending regulatory approval; Novel, GRAS etc. will be considered, but clear guidelines on estimated approval times must be given.
Ingredients not currently in use in food and beverage applications, but with potential for new category exploitation will be considered.
Ingredients and Technologies at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7+ will be prioritised. However, those that can achieve TRL 9 within a 5 year horizon will be considered.
Responses
All solutions must be submitted to Technology Scout ([email protected]), with a subject line ACTION ref: F16/347/2 detailing:
- A summary of the ingredient or technology
- Commercial availability
- Suitability for food and drink application
- Contact details
2 thoughts on “ACTION CALL: F16/347/2 Bulk Filler”
I sent a note to your contact link.. but in case it does not go through I welcome the opportunity of talking further.
Knechtel, Inc. is one of the oldest and largest Confectionery and Foods consultants in the world and being such we have various in house sponsored efforts in both of these areas. I would be happy supplying additional insight and information as to the ingredients characteristics, such as It is sugar-free
• It is non-hygroscopic
• It has low water solubility (similar to Isomalt).
• It is non-cariogenic
• It is non-laxative.
• It is not sweet. It is totally bland, having no off-flavors at all.
• Direct ingredient costs are about $0.80/pound. Including labor, total ingredient costs are about $1.00 to $1.90/pound.
• Applications for this ingredient are that it can be used to make a hard candy glass, or refined into a chocolate-like product. It also appears to be compressible, but this may need to be confirmed.
• If incompletely dried, a syrup with 80% solids has a viscosity similar to 42 DE corn syrup, and may be used to control crystallization.
current status is GRAS.. and can be made Natural if desired .
Let me know if this is of interest and we can discuss further… samples available for testing.
Regards Bob Boutin [email protected] http://www.knechtel.com
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