USA – Ingredion, an American food and beverage ingredient provider, has launched the first functional native corn starch that provides unique gelling and film-forming properties, highly suitable for dairy and alternative dairy cheese and batters and breadings.
The NOVATION® Indulge 2940 is a minimally processed, functional native starch representing the latest innovation from Ingredion’s clean-label product pipeline, delivering novel texture and mouthfeel as well as natural claim enablement.
In EMEA, corn starch gained 20 percentage points in consumer acceptance between 2020 and 2023, a sign that the ingredient is broadening its appeal further across categories.
According to Ingredion’s ATLAS proprietary consumer insights, the label offers a consumer-preferred “corn starch” label, which is highly recognised and more accepted by consumers globally compared to most hydrocolloids and other common food additives for texture.
Consumer interest in the importance of what is listed on a product label has grown rapidly in recent years, with 73 percent of EMEA consumers requiring products made with only recognisable ingredients, explained ATLAS.
NOVATION®Indulge 2940 will help food brands achieve the flexibility required by today’s health-conscious consumer, delivering a clean-label ingredient that doesn’t compromise on texture or taste. It can also support cost stabilisation and improved cost-in-use thanks to the ingredient’s reliable supply.
“To formulate vegan pizza cheese or coated fried products and deliver on a clean label has been a challenge in the past. Not only can we now offer an innovative solution, we can also improve the stretch or crispness during holding time, respectively,” said Constantin Drapatz, Senior Marketing Manager EMEA, Clean & Simple Ingredients, Ingredion Incorporated.
“With NOVATION® Indulge 2940, we meet growing clean label segments like batters and breadings and finally match the great story of more sustainable eating with a clean label.”
In the second quarter ended June 30, which saw income and sales decrease, the company’s net income of US$148 million, a dip of 9% from $163 million, from the previous year’s second quarter.
Net sales decreased 9% to US$1.88 billion from US$2.07 billion, While volume was up US$104 million, negative impacts came from foreign exchange, down US$11 million, South Korea volume, down US$80 million, and price/mix, down US$204 million.
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