The importance of Clean Label products
Consumers are increasingly looking for Clean Label products that show transparency and naturalness in their manufacturing process. This interest has led to a new trend in the food industry.
Over the past 5 years, consumers have become increasingly concerned about healthy foods. For that reason, they now scrutinize product labels and ingredient lists much more closely. This has become a decisive factor when it comes to purchasing.
A clean product with natural components is better positioned in the market. Organic and healthy claims are increasing, especially in the launch of sauces, condiments and ready meals.
Limagrain ensures clean label ingredients
Limagrain, following the market trend, which seeks to show transparency and naturalness, is committed to Clean Label ingredients, offering functional flours that help to prepare sauces, condiments, meat products and ready meals.
Functional flours are obtained thanks to the combination of a unique process and a selection of cereal varieties. Depending on the desired functionality, one thermal process or another is used, a specific particle size is selected and the most suitable cereal varieties (e.g. waxy varieties) are selected.
In addition to clean labeling, these flours, due to their low microbiological and enzymatic level, provide longer shelf life and greater food safety. The flours cover a wide range of viscosities, both hot and cold, and most of the references are available in gluten-free versions. For this reason they represent the ideal alternative to artificial thickeners and modified starches.
Functional flours to create healthier foods
These ingredients are indispensable for Clean Label formulations of sauces, meat products and ready meals such as breading and batter solutions. Showing naturalness and simplicity is a key opportunity to innovate and offer the best solutions to consumer needs. In addition, within the range of functional flours offered by Limagrain, there are references that improve the nutritional profile, for example, flours that reduce the level of fat in recipes, increase the level of protein or fiber.
Would you like to innovate in your recipes and produce healthier products? Discover this opportunity and offer a clean label full of naturalness. Go ahead, try it!
