Solar Foods partners with Sensapure Flavors to showcase Solein’s suitability for endless flavour combinations
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Solar Foods has partnered with Sensapure Flavors, an American company specialised in creating flavours and flavour systems used in functional beverages and products for active lifestyle brands. In collaboration with Sensapure, Solar Foods has developed new flavour combinations for its product concepts for ready-to-mix protein shakes and ready-to-drink protein drinks made with Solein. These concepts are aimed for consumers in the United States, showcasing Solein’s suitability as an ingredient for products with a variety of different flavours.
Solar Foods creates product concepts to demonstrate Solein’s capabilities and suitability for different use cases across consumer products, especially in the Health & Performance nutrition category. The product concepts for high-in-protein and sugar-free ready-to-drink protein drinks and ready-to-mix protein shakes can be easily adjusted to meet different consumer needs, from supporting an active lifestyle or condition-based nutritional needs to boosting physical performance.
To develop products that meet the preferences of consumers in the United States, Solar Foods partnered with Sensapure, an American flavour house specialising in creating great-tasting, functional beverages and active nutrition products. The companies have co-developed multiple flavour combinations for protein drinks and protein shakes powered by Solein.
“What matters most for consumers is their experience with food and nutritional products, and taste plays a key role in this. Taste choices vary across different parts of the world, and partnering with Sensapure gives us valuable insights on the flavour preferences of consumers in the United States, the biggest protein-consuming market in the world. Our product concepts can help our customers accelerate their own innovation paths with Solein”, says Juan Benitez-Garcia, Chief Sales Officer of Solar Foods.
Endless flavour possibilities with Solein
Sensapure will present the first concepts at the global food science and innovation expo IFT FIRST in Chicago July 13–16. The deliciously creamy and full-bodied ready-to-mix Solein® Shake is available in two indulgent flavors: Chocolate and Cinnamon Roll. The shake contains 20g of protein per 10 fl oz. (approx. 300 ml) serving. The ready-to-drink Solein® Protein Drink will be available in two flavours: rich and spicy Chai and a deliciously tangy and sweet Velvet Lemon. The drink contains 32g of protein per 12 fl oz. (approx. 355ml) serving.
Compared to other protein sources like whey or pea, Solein is nutritionally unique, as it combines the best qualities of dairy- and plant-based proteins: it has all the 9 essential amino acids and BCAA’s without cholesterol or saturated fats. In addition to the protein boost, Solein gives a rich and creamy consistency and mouthfeel, while delivering iron and Vitamin B12, which plant-based proteins lack.
“We constantly explore and discover the various uses of Solein. The flavour is especially interesting as it’s something completely new that hasn’t been tasted before. Thanks to the mild, slightly nutty umami flavour of Solein, it can be used in various combinations without off-notes, bringing creaminess and full-bodied richness to the product”, Benitez-Garcia continues.
Easy and versatile ingredient for the food industry
For Sensapure, Solein presented an exciting opportunity to be one of the first to work with a completely new ingredient. Sensapure prides itself on being on the leading edge of the active lifestyle industry, with innovation being one of their on-going strategic initiatives. Before becoming a stand-alone flavour house in 2017, Sensapure began as the flavour applications department for one of the largest manufacturers of nutritional supplements in the United States. Today, Sensapure creates custom flavours for a variety of powerhouse manufacturers and functional food brands.
“Solein is a very interesting and exciting ingredient which truly has the potential to revolutionize the food industry. It is very easy to work with Solein and, compared to plant-based proteins, it has excellent nutritional values with a minimal environmental footprint. Thanks to its mild taste, Solein gives a clean slate to build delicious flavours that will fit seamlessly with existing products and consumers’ favourite flavours. We are beyond excited to be working with Solar Foods and helping them demonstrate Solein’s capabilities to the food industry”, says Tony Colalillo, Senior VP Sales & Marketing at Sensapure.
The Solein Shakes and Solein Protein Drinks can be sampled at Sensapure’s booth at the IFT FIRST event in Chicago July 13–16. Sensapure’s booth can be found at S229.
Additional information:
Juan Manuel Benitez-Garcia, CSO, juan.benitez-garcia@solarfoods.com, tel. +41 79 298 0539
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What is Solein?
Solein is an all-purpose protein grown with the air we breathe: The unique bioprocess takes a single microbe, one of the billion different ones found in nature, and grows it by fermenting it using air and electricity. Solein is a nutritionally rich and versatile ingredient which can replace protein virtually in any food. Solein can also be used as a fortifier to complement the nutritional profile of various foods: it can be a source of iron, fibre and B vitamins, and it can also bring different techno-functionalities into food products. Learn more at www.solein.com.
About Solar Foods
Solar Foods produces Solein®, a protein created using carbon dioxide and electricity. This innovative production method is independent of weather and climate conditions, eliminating the need for traditional agriculture. Founded in Finland in 2017, Solar Foods is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland. Learn more at www.solarfoods.com and investors.solarfoods.com.
