AAK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, is inviting attendees of the Institute of Food Technologists 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition (IFT22) to visit booth #S1123 and sample an assortment of innovative and forward-looking plant-based alternatives, bakery and confectionery concepts created for the event. All concepts feature AAK’s portfolio of multi-sourced specialty oils that help manufacturers create the healthier and more sustainable plant-based foods today’s consumers are seeking.
“Our team is eager to meet with IFT22 attendees and discuss our latest plant-based oil solutions and how we can help overcome a variety of product, process and formulation challenges, making foods better tasting, healthier and more sustainable,” said Octavio Diaz de Leon, President of AAK USA and AAK North Latin America. “We created an assortment of great-tasting concepts to showcase how our experts can help optimize production by substituting existing ingredients with plant-based equivalents to give better process efficiency. At the heart of AAK is our Customer Co-Development process, supported with bi-coastal innovation centers and our comprehensive toolbox of functional multi-oil and fats, to ensure product success.”
AAK’s delightful assortment of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, bakery and confectionery solutions for IFT22 includes:
- Plant-based pepperoni on flatbread pizza – This plant-based pepperoni offers all the visual appeal, mouthfeel and flavor delivery of traditional pepperoni. AAK’s patent-pending white particulate flakes are made with coconut oil and fiber, creating visual marbling for more realistic-looking meat alternatives. Includes AKOVEG™ 163-14 coconut oil with blended fibers; NEUTRESCA™ 51-25 coconut oil; CISAO® 7831 palm oil and palm kernel oil flaked shortening.
- Plant-based butter – Perfect for cooking and baking, and stable at room temperature, AAK’s newest hardstock for patent-pending plant-based butter features a super-clean taste. For excellent creaminess with no animal-derived ingredients, this plant-based butter is palm free and non-hydro, for a clean and simple label. It can also be used as a 1:1 dairy butter replacement. Includes AKOVEG™ 160-04 refined coconut oil and AKOSUN™ 46-79 high oleic sunflower oil.
- White chocolate chunk cookie dipped in dark chocolate – This delicious cookie is made with plant-based butter. Using it as a 1:1 replacement of dairy butter, AAK’s plant-based butter improves stability, along with better taste and texture in every bite. Features AKOVEG™ 160-04 refined coconut oil blended with AKOSUN™ 46-79 high oleic sunflower oil; CEBES® 29-01 NH, a premium blend of non-hydro palm kernel oil and palm oil that can be used for confectionery coatings; CEBES® 21-20, a high performance non-hydro palm kernel oil ideal for inclusions like chunks or chips.
- Caramel bites – Pleasantly soft and chewy, these indulgent bites feature great texture. With great cold-flow resistance, this golden caramel will retain its visual appeal. AAK’s palm and non-palm fat solutions meet different ingredient demands and result in caramel with minimal waxiness or stickiness. Features NEUTRESCA™ 55-43 confectionery fat made with hydro coconut oil.
AAK specializes in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in confectionery, bakery, dairy, special nutrition and plant-based segments. They make products better tasting, healthier and more sustainable. AAK can also help manufacturers optimize production by substituting existing ingredients with plant-based equivalents to give better process efficiency.
With coast-to-coast Innovation Centers, the versatility provided by one of the broadest lines of plant-based oils and fats in the industry, and more than 150 years of experience, AAK answers the most demanding product development challenges, co-developing value-adding solutions with customers.
Find out more about AAK’s latest co-development solutions that can help you get your products to market faster by visiting IFT22 booth #S1123 or www.betterwithaak.com.
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