Meat and meat alternatives
Make meat the way it’s meant to be
Turn your concepts into reality with Ingredion
Ingredion’s meat solutions can help you to reduce production costs whilst protecting both taste and texture of end products. As consumers become more demanding, we can help you keep pace with the latest changing trends in the market. When you work with us, you can improve yield, texture, cold temperature stability and shelf life in your meat products.
Our team of researchers, technical experts and chefs are here to advise on the unique starch solutions available to you in the meat sector. Our partnership approach is focussed on discovering what is needed for success, by balancing cost and quality, every step of the way.
Overcome your formulation challenges with Ingredion
Our meat solutions provide various benefits to help you address specific challenges in producing meat or meat alternatives. Our technical team is on hand to answer any product or application-related questions you may have.
- Reduce costs: Reduce and control costs by replacing ingredients with the right starch solutions, making your process more efficient without compromising texture or visual appeal of your products
- Improve product quality: Improve the mouthfeel of your meat products by making them firmer, juicier and more fibrous, with our specialist solutions and expert advice from our technical experts
- Clean label: As the pioneer of clean label ingredients we can help you to produce market leading, delicious, clean label, natural meat products
- Protein enrichment: Extend texture in meat products while boosting health appeal to capitalise on the growing consumer demand for higher protein foods
Create innovative meat and meat alternatives products consumers want
Whatever your goals, find the expertise and ingredients you need to deliver great-tasting, on-trend meat and meat alternative products while optimising costs.
Emulsified meat
Challenges: Achieve the perfect balance of emulsion stability, texture, yield improvement and taste in emulsified meat.
Ingredient solutions:
- Learn how using starches in meat products will improve the firmness and chew of the meat without interfering with flavour
- Develop products with increased shelf life
- improve overall texture, cutability and spreadability by reducing moisture loss and improving texture consistency
- Achieve more bite and a firmer texture bite for better sensory characteristics and appearance.
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Injected, tumbled and marinated poultry
Challenges: Managing the moisture and achieving ideal yield with low purge in poultry applications; removing the phosphates to simplify ingredient labels.
Ingredient solutions:
- Discover how collaborating with our in-house meat experts can add value to your recipes with innovative, clean label functional ingredients that meet consumers’ needs
- Develop marinades that help you achieve an optimal balance of yield, taste and texture
- Use special ingredients to ensure your products have the right moistness, texture and shelf stability.
Ground and formed nuggets and patties
Challenges: Achieving optimal moisture and fat binding while maintaining shapre and structure of the product.
Ingredient solutions:
- Discover a wide range of starches that bind the moisture and fat in your products to provide structure and texture that consumers want
- Reduce fat and improve the nutritional profile of products without compromising on appearance and taste
- Improve the processability and machinability of your products.
Alternative meat
Challenges: Developing plant-based alternative meat products with excellent texture and eating experience.
Ingredient solutions:
- Address consumer demand for plant-based protein sources
- Discover a wide range of highly functional specialty and native starches as well as our pulse protein and flour ingredients
- Develop alternative meat products with desired taste, texture and nutritional profile.
Report: Be part of the plant-based revolution
With demand for delicious plant-based food and drink increasing, there is a prime opportunity to tap in and deliver ROI for your business. Are you ready?
Ingredion’s plant proteins recognised for sustainability excellence
Our Ultra Performance line of plant-based protein solutions has been named the Best Plant-Based Sustainability winner during the 2022 World Plant-Based Awards. This better tasting, more sustainable product line provides great versatility in a variety of applications.
Meat Alternative Webinars
Tune into our webinar how Ingredion can help you create inspiring products in meat alternatives and explore the latest market opportunities for your business.
Video: Meat Alternatives - Power Up Your Plate
Alternatives don’t have to be different. Join Chef Kevin from our kitchen as he explores what is possible with plant-based ingredients to inspire your next big breakthrough.
Video: VITESSENCE® TEX for Meat Alternatives Webinar
Watch our webinar to learn how Ingredion can help you create innovative products in meat alternatives, and explore the latest market opportunities for your business.
Making it plant possible
Discover innovation that allow you to deliver plant-based products that still deliver the tastes and textures consumers expect
VITESSENCE® TEX textured pulse proteins
VITESSENCE® TEX textured pea and faba bean proteins are your solution to non-soy based, gluten-free meat alternatives with a consumer-preferred texture.
Concept recipes
Ingredion’s new recipe innovations your guided steps to start creating products with your existing machinery. So that you can deliver plant-based products that help your consumers save the planet, one bite at a time.
Find the right ingredient solution
Discover innovative ingredients that solve your challenges in meat and meat alternative formulations.