Beneo expands portfolio with new organic ingredients

Global functional ingredient manufacturer Beneo has expanded its chicory root fibre and rice starch ingredient portfolio by adding two new organic solutions.

The additions include organic waxy rice starch called Remyline O AX DR and organic chicory root fibre Orafti Organic.

BENEO Speciality Rice Ingredients commercial managing director Marc-Etienne Denis said: “The launch of BENEO’s new organic waxy rice starch is an important milestone for us as it means we can now offer our customers organic variants for both our waxy and regular rice starches.

“We see great potential for this new solution, especially within meat and poultry, as consumers worldwide place special emphasis on organic products when buying meat.”

With the launch of its two new ingredient solutions, BENEO intends to further strengthen its market position.

Beginning from next month, Remyline O AX DR will be rolled out in the global market.

The company explained that the addition of Remyline O AX DR completes BENEO’s existing portfolio of rice starches currently available for both regular and waxy rice starch.

Beneo said that its Remyline O AX DR is suitable for fruit preparations, as well as meat and poultry applications.

On the other hand, Beneo’s Orafti Organic is claimed to help manufacturers in reducing fat and sugar across various applications such as dairy, cereals, bakery, and confectionery.

It will be available for purchase from September.

Beneo Functional Fibres commercial managing director Eric Neven said: “Requests for organic chicory root fibre are constantly growing so we are pleased to be able to offer this solution to our customers and be the first in the market to do so.

“Beneo is confident this move to expand our overall organic ingredients portfolio will be highly appreciated by the industry and shows particular promise for new product developments in this growing area of the market.”

Last March, Beneo opened a €4.3m ($4.8m) vegetable protein production plant in Wanze, Belgium, to capitalise on the increasing demand for meat alternatives.