Arla Foods Ingredients develops vegetarian protein supplement

Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a high-protein ready-to-drink (RTD) nutritional supplement for medical applications.

The prototype contains 10g of plant protein per 100ml serving, making it suitable for patients that need to intake protein in low volumes.

The supplement is claimed to be ultra-high temperature (UHT) processed and offers 10% whey protein content.

It also contains added minerals, meeting food for special medical purposes (FSMP) guidelines.

The new concept makes use of the company’s Lacprodan DI-7325 whey ingredient, which has been specially designed for medical nutrition. It helps the beverage maintain viscosity and heat stability.

Arla Foods Ingredients senior category manager Inge Lise Povlsen said: “There is an increasing demand for low-volume medical nutritional food and beverages with high levels of high-quality protein. The excellent nutritional profile of whey protein makes it the perfect ingredient for this.

“But the fact is whey proteins can be challenging in beverages when concentration increases. Thanks to Lacprodan DI-7325, your next low-volume, high-protein medical beverage solution will have great heat stability, it won’t gel over time and it won’t compromise on taste.”

Headquartered in Denmark, Arla Foods Ingredients serves global markets within early life nutrition, medical and sports nutrition, health foods and other food and beverage products.