Food & Beverage Asia February/March 2020

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BITING ISSUES
Roquette
Roquette develops new pea speciality ingredient for sports
and active lifestyles
Active consumers are constantly looking
for foods that provide them with the energy
they need. A 2018 Innova Consumer
Insights report revealed that one-third of
EU consumers purchase sports nutrition
food products to supply them with energy
or keep them going.
These consumers, according to Roquette,
are becoming more demanding when
it comes to food and snacks that can
support their busy lifestyles. At the
same time, health-driven consumers are
looking for carbs that are good for them
with low glycemic response, and they
actively look for alternatives to simple
sugars in their diets.
To response to these market needs,
Roquette has developed Roquette pea
starch LN 30, a product designed for
active nutrition applications that comes
in powder shake and snack bar formats.
The company’s digestibility analysis
highlighted that this pea starch digests
slower in speed, thus offering a “sustained
and easily available energy” for longer
performance.
With this specific digestibility profile,
Roquette pea starch LN 30 will also have
a low impact on blood glucose response,
as demonstrated by a human clinical
trial conducted by Roquette in December
2018. Furthermore, Roquette pea starch
LN 30 comes from sustainable yellow
peas selected according to the company’s
agricultural practices.
This plant-based ingredient solution will
be available on the EU markets at the
beginning of 2020. ■
Taiyo
Taiyo adds matcha powders to product portfolio
Taiyo has introduced two new organic
matcha powders, EU Matcha 100 and
EU Matcha 70. Both the Japanese matcha
powders are rich in vitamin K, manganese,
polyphenols and amino acids – especially
in L-theanine.
EU Matcha 100 is made from leaves
of the first harvest, which are carefully
dried and finely grounded. As for EU
Matcha 70, it features an “invigorating
and harmonising” effect that can be
used to enrich a wide variety of foods.
The applications include confectionery
products such as chocolate, ice cream or
dental chewing gum, as well as modern
snacks like matcha popcorn.
Taiyo has also launched Sunfiber Cola,
a functional soft drink jointly developed
by Sinalco, Sweethouse and Taiyo.
According to Taiyo, a study has shown
that consumption increases the feeling
of satiety and, consequently, fewer
calories are consumed. In addition
to Sunfiber Cola, the company has
developed beverage powder sticks with
Sunfiber that can be added to on-the-go
beverages.
Taiyo further expanded its functional soup
offering with various variants containing
different peptides and hyaluronic
precursors. The health-promoting soups
are enriched with Taiyo’s Vegemeat, a
(Photo credit: 168Studio)
vegan meat alternative, and the latest
green tea product, Sunphenon TH30.
Sunphenon TH30 is obtained from green
tea leaves, and contains L-theanine. It
delivers a “relaxing and stress-reducing”
effect as well as spicy umami taste,
and can be used in sweets and dairy
products. ■
FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020