Beneo unveils first-of-its kind rice starch
Beneo, a functional ingredient manufacturer, is introducing an innovative precooked functional native rice starch that will enable food manufacturers such as private brand suppliers to produce clean label food preparations like cold processed sauces, dressings, dairy desserts and bakery fillings with an instant functional native rice starch.
The ingredient brings foods a soft and creamy texture, product stability and holds up against tough processing conditions such as shear and acid. The company said it's the first rice starch of its kind.
The ingredient goes by Remypure S52 P and is now available globally by Parsippany, N.J.,-based Beneo. Earlier this year the producer upped production overseas to meet rice starch demands.
Beneo said applications such as food dressings, sauces and dips, bakery fillings, or dairy desserts, traditionally have to withstand acidity or high shear during preparation, and it can be challenging to maintain optimal functionality under those conditions. The functional native texturizer Remypure S52 P offers a clean label alternative.
The pre-cooked starch performs just as well as modified starches in cold processing conditions that involve low pH and/or high shear. Remypure S52 P has performed well in taste trials, with spoonable dressings, ranch dips and bakery creams tested all receiving positive feedback, particularly regarding the recipes’ creamy textures and stability.
“With the increasing demand from consumers for transparent product labels, we are always looking for ways to help our customers meet these market demands. Remypure S52 P has been developed for food producers searching for an instant clean label texturizer for food preparations that can withstand harsh process conditions, while giving an additional creamy aspect to the texture of the end product,” said Benoit Tavernier, product manager specialty rice ingredients, Beneo.
“It is the first rice starch of its kind on the market for this type of application and has already been well received in a range of taste tests. With the now extended Remypure range of functional native rice starches, BENEO is well set to support existing and potential new customers in their development process of various new clean label products,” he added.