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15                                                   INGREDIENTS                                                         May 2025
            Food Processing News Today
     Arla Foods Ingredients targets medical                                        BENEO inaugurates new pulse

                                                                                              processing plant
     nutrition with new MCI solutions                                                    E N E O ,   a   l e a d i n g    bean itself also plays a key role in

            r l a    F o o d s   outstanding  functionality,  a   Lacprodan MicelPure® offers   m a n u f a c t u r e r   o f    sustainable agriculture, as pulses
            I n g r e d i e n t s   i s    milky,  neutral  taste  that   great  functionality  and   Bfunctional ingredients for   require no nitrogen fertiliser and
     Ahighlighting  the        enables  easy  pairing  with  a   processing  versatility,   food,  feed  and  pharma  and   enhance  the  soil  quality  for
                                                                                   member of the Südzucker Group,   future crops. BENEO's faba beans
     potential  of  micellar  casein   wide range of flavours, and   o p e n i n g   u p   e x c i t i n g    has officially inaugurated its first   are  grown  in  Germany,  in  close
     isolate (MCI) to address the   the  low  viscosity  that   opportunities  for  product   pulse-processing  plant  after  a   proximity  to  the  production
     growing  demand  for  high-  patients prefer – even at high   innovation in a fast-growing   construction  period  of  just  one   plant, and are REDCert2 certified,
                                                                                   and a half years. The opening is   which is equivalent to the Farm
     quality  ingredients  for   protein  concentrations.   market.”               the  result  of  an  investment  of   Sustainability  Assessment  (FSA)
     medical nutrition.        Other  benefits  include   Arla  Foods  Ingredients  will   around  €50  million  by  the   from  SAI  at  the  highest  “Gold”
     Rich in native protein, MCI is   unrivalled heat stability and   showcase  the  Lacprodan   Südzucker  Group  in  its  site  in   level.
     extracted  from  milk  using   process flexibility. This allows   MicelPure®  portfolio  at   Obrigheim, Rhineland-Palatinate   At the inauguration event, Niels
     gentle  processing.  Arla   manufacturers  to  create   Vitafoods  Europe  2025   in Germany. Here, pulses such as   E.  Hower,  Member  of  BENEO's
                                 high-protein  products   (stand 4D17). It will highlight   the local faba bean are processed   Executive Board, emphasised the
                                                                                   into ingredients for food and feed
                                                                                                              combination  of  tradition  and
                                 using  direct  or  indirect   new high-protein prototypes
                                                                                   production.  To  mark  the   innovation at the Obrigheim site:
                                 UHT  treatment,  enabling   specially  formulated  for  the   occasion, on 11th April, a special   “What began more than 30 years
                                 ambient  formats  and  a   EU  market  –  a  milky  oral   inauguration  ceremony  was   ago with the processing of beet
                                 wide  range  of  packaging   nutrition  supplement  and  a   attended  by  Daniela  Schmitt   sugar into ingredients with added
                                                                                   (Minister of Economic Affairs of   health  benefits  is  now  being
                                 options.                vanilla  pudding,  both
                                                                                   Rhineland-Palatinate),  Johannes   continued at the new plant. The
                                 The  portfolio  includes   offering  13g  of  protein  per
                                                                                   Steiniger  (Member  of  the   faba bean is a legume with a long
                                 Lacprodan  MicelPure®,  a   100ml,  excellent  mouthfeel   German  Bundestag),  Nicole   history.  Here  in  Obrigheim,  we
                                 standard  MCI  which  is   and a mild, pleasant taste.  Eicher (Mayor of Obrigheim), Dr   will  process  it  into  high-quality,
     F o o d s   I n g r e d i e n t s '   ideal for milky oral nutrition   Find  out  more  about  the   Niels  Pörksen  (CEO  of  the   plant-based ingredients that will
     Lacprodan  MicelPure®     supplements, including tube   Lacprodan  MicelPure®   Südzucker  Group),  Olivier   contribute  to  future-proofed
                                                                                                              nutrition.”
                                                                                   Roques (CEO of BENEO GmbH),
     portfolio  already  includes  a   feeds,  and  Lacprodan   medical  nutrition  range  at:   Niels E. Hower (Member of the   “Feeding  a  steadily  growing
     range of MCI solutions that   M i c e l P u r e ®   I n s ,   a n   www.arlafoodsingredients.c  Executive  Board  of  BENEO   world population in a sustainable
     are  relevant  for  medical   instantised format designed   om/medical-nutrition/our​-  GmbH)  and  Dirk  Dinger   way  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the
     nutrition.  It  is  now  being   for  ready-to-mix  products.   ingr​edien​ts/mi​cella​r-cas​ein-  (Chairman of the Works Council   biggest  challenges  of  our
                                                                                   of the Obrigheim plant).   generation,'  said  Dr  Niels
     expanded with the launch of   Both are available in organic   i​solat​e/      “BENEO's new plant represents a   Pörksen,  CEO  of  the  Südzucker
     new  Lacprodan  MicelPure®   versions.              1  Innova  Market  Sizing  &   s t r o n g   c o m m i t m e n t   t o    Group.  “The  Südzucker  Group
     Medical,  which  is  designed   The  latest  addition  to  the   Insights     Rhineland-Palatinate  as  a   p u r s u e s   t h e   v i s i o n   o f
     to  meet  the  specific   r a n g e   i s   L a c p r o d a n    2  Global  data:  Oral  vs  tube   business hub. At the same time,   contributing  to  a  healthy  and
     re q u i re m e nt s   o f   t h e    MicelPure®  Medical,  which   feeding:  selected  health   the  investment  is  driving   sustainable world worth living in
     category.                 has  an  adjusted  mineral   claims as a % share of total   innovation  in  the  food  industry   – and one of the many ways we
                                                                                   and strengthening regional value
                                                                                                              are doing this is by investing in
     Malnutrition is a key driver of   profile  to  meet  specific   launches tracked (July 2019-  creation.  Future-oriented   the expansion of our plant-based
     innovation  in  the  global   r e q u i r e m e n t s   a n d    June 2024)   projects  like  this  secure  jobs,   protein  division.  Today  is
     medical  nutrition  market,   recommendations  for   3 Beirer, A. Malnutrition and   promote  sustainable  economic   t h e refo re   a n   i m p o r ta nt
     which is forecast to grow by   medical nutrition. Thanks to   cancer,  diagnosis  and   activity  and  strengthen  rural   milestone for us.”
     5%  year-on-year  to  2027   an  improved  extraction   treatment.  memo  14,   areas,”  said  Daniela  Schmitt,   Across  Europe,  consumers  are
                                                                                                              increasingly  adopting  more
                                                                                   Minister of Economic Affairs for
     ( C A G R   2 0 2 4 - 2 0 2 7 ) . 1    process,  it  also  offers  a   1 6 8 – 1 7 3   ( 2 0 2 1 ) .    Rhineland-Palatinate.  flexible and eco-conscious eating
     Between  2019  and  2024,   higher microbiological grade   doi.org/10.1007/s12254-  Up to 25 new jobs will be created   patterns.  In  fact,  figures  from
     30% of global oral nutrition   t h a n   t h e   o t h e r   M C I    020-00672-3  at the new plant, which has been   2023 show that 27% of European
                                                         4  Arends  J.  Malnutrition  in   built next to the existing BENEO   c o n s u m e r s   i d e n t i f y   a s
     supplements (ONS) and 52%   ingredients in the range. All
                                                         cancer  patients:  Causes,   site  where  its  sugar  replacer   flexitarians[i],  with  51%  also
     of  tube-feed  product    the  ingredients  in  the                           I s o m a l t   a n d   t h e   s m a r t    r e d u c i n g   t h e i r   m e a t
     l a u n c h e s   m a d e   a   portfolio  are  low  in  lactose   consequences and treatment   carbohydrate  PalatinoseTM   consumption  compared  to  the
                                                         options.  Eur  J  Surg  Oncol.
     malnutrition claim.2      and fat.                                            (isomaltulose) are produced, on   previous  year,  up  from  46%  in
     Worldwide, an estimated 20-  Mads Dyrvig, Head of Sales   2024  May;50(5):107074,   an area of around 4,000 square   2021[ii].  Health  concerns  were
     70%  of  cancer  patients3,4,   Development,  Specialised   Epub  2023  Sep  14.  doi:   metres – about half the size of a   the  primary  motivation  for  this
     and  30-70%  of  older    Nutrition  at  Arla  Foods   10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107074  football pitch. Sustainability has   reduction, cited by 47% of meat
                                                         5 World Health Organization,   been  a  key  focus  for  the  new   reducers,  followed  by  animal
     p a t i e n t s 5 ,   a r e   Ingredients,  said:  “Our                       development,  with  the  plant   welfare (29%) and environmental
                                                         Regional  Office  for  Europe,
     undernourished,  with  an   Lacprodan  MicelPure®                             production  running  entirely  on   considerations (26%)[iii].
     associated decline in quality   solutions are a great match   2023.  Disease-related   electricity  from  renewable   With  the  expansion  of  the  site,
                                                         malnutrition:  a  time  for   energy  sources.  Additional   BENEO  is  addressing  these
     of life and increased rate of   for  medical  nutrition
                                                         action.                   power is generated by a rooftop   evolving  consumer  trends  and
     mortality.5  However,     products that target protein
                                                         6  FMCG  Gurus'  Medical   photovoltaic  system  and  waste   catering  for  rising  customer
     research has shown that half   malnutrition.                                  heat from production is used to   demand. Pulse-derived proteins,
     of patients recommended a   Meeting  patient  needs  for   Nutrition  Insights  database,   heat the building, while the pulse   such  as  those  from  faba  beans
                                                         N: 12,000 from Brazil, China,
     medical  nutrition  plan   high  protein  content  and                        processing requires no water.  which are used for meat or dairy
                                                         France, Germany, Indonesia,   The  site's  sustainability   a l t e r n a t i v e s   a n d   e g g
     struggle to complete it, with   quality,  great  taste  and
     key  reasons  including   texture, and a wider variety   Italy,  Japan,  South  Korea,   c re d e nt i a l s   a re   f u r t h e r    replacement,  are  increasingly
                                                                                   reinforced  by  a  zero-waste
                                                                                                              sought after in the food industry
     unpleasant  texture  and   of  formats  can  enhance   Spain, UK, US, Vietnam, 2023  approach, ensuring that all raw   as alternatives to animal protein,
                                                         7  Lindberg  International,
     taste.6,7                 compliance  with  medical                           materials  are  fully  utilised  as   playing  a  key  role  in  the
     Lacprodan  MicelPure®     nutrition, helping to improve   Qualitative study on medical   ingredients  for  the  food  and   development  of  plant-based
                                                         nutrition, 2024           animal feed industries. The faba   products.
     i n g r e d i e n t s   o f f e r   recovery and quality of life.
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