Roquette concepts in action
Unveiled at HIE 2010, the concepts (which include “AminoSustain” and “Fruit and Fibre”) could be significant new keys to improvements in nutrition, well-being and health.
“AminoSustain”: major “Vegetable Plus” food trend synergies
Roquette’s range of proteins brings an original and ethical vegetable touch to protein intake. Recently singled out by Frost & Sullivan for its unique and distinctive properties – in particular for its more neutral taste – the new version of Roquette’s NUTRALYS® pea protein makes it possible to design dairy, dietary, slimming and sports enthusiast products that are more balanced in terms of vegetable proteins yet whose nutritional and taste values remain compromised. Of the product concepts presented at HIE, “AminoSustain” will be of special interest to sports enthusiast product designers. “AminoSustain” is a protein blend of whey and NUTRALYS® pea protein offering digestion rates tailored both to optimum amino acid supply and to muscle development for recovery and training periods. Roquette has developed the new concept because protein blending brings two particular advantages to sports nutrition:
(1) Amino acid complementarity is optimized
(2) Different digestion speeds (fast/intermediate/slow) help maintain bloodstream amino acid levels and favour muscle development 1.
“AminoSustain” is an 80% protein source made of a unique blend of whey and NUTRALYS® pea protein. The latter is a quality product: highly purified, it contains 85% protein. Thanks to its low level of anti-nutritional factors, it is easy to digest and maximizes amino-acid efficiency.
In terms of digestion profile, NUTRALYS® has recently been characterized2 as an intermediate-fast protein. Whey protein, on the other hand, is a fast protein. The two taken together prolong digestion profile. This helps maintain bloodstream amino acid levels, something not achieved by fast proteins like whey on their own. In addition NUTRALYS® is the number one source of a key amino acid: arginine. Being a creatine precursor, arginine may favour muscle development3 . NUTRALYS® is also a good source of BCAA (leucine in particular) and glutamic acid, all of which are important for sports nutrition.
Thanks to combining whey protein with its advanced NUTRALYS® pea protein, Roquette’s “AminoSustain” product concept delivers a comprehensive array of functional benefits – organoleptic, nutritional and technological. In addition, it offers sports product designers the benefits of sustainability: the current high price of whey proteins can be counter-balanced by the cost savings of NUTRALYS®. At the same time, it reduces the impact of production on the environment: for instance, pea cultivation does not require irrigation, does not need nitrogen-rich fertilizers, has an important role in crop rotation, etc). In effect, therefore, Roquette is able to offer an effective and sustainable way to improve human protein intake balance. It also demonstrates to food producers – in particular to high-protein content product producers – just how easy NUTRALYS® vegetable protein is to use. By opening up sustainable innovation possibilities in foods for special requirements – in particular sports nutrition – AminoSustain’s potential is difficult to exaggerate.
Another “Vegetable plus” food trend synergy product available from Roquette is obtained by enzymatically hydrolysing native wheat protein. Also marketed under the NUTRALYS® brand name, it is yet another source of vegetable protein. However, like whey protein, it is “fast”, with the same digestive effect. By replacing some of the whey protein with the NUTRALYS® wheat protein, an “even more vegetable” version of AminoSustain can be made available. The combination of legume and cereal protein results in an excellent amino acid profile whose nutritional value is very much in line with WHO recommendations.
NUTRIOSE®: the multiple benefits of fibre
Of the product concepts presented at HIE, “Fruit and fibre” will be of interest to beverage producers interested in offering “smoother” smoothies and in providing properties beneficial to weight management.
Fruit juice and smoothies are very popular in Europe.
These categories of products represent 14% of total soft drinks volumes4 and have enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 2.9% these past few years5 . Smoothies are premium fruit juices with high fruit content and gustative qualities very similar to freshly mixed fruits. Sensory qualities are crucial; consumers want truly smooth gourmet smoothies. NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre may provide the extra body needed to achieve this, enhancing mouthfeel without compromising fruitiness. NUTRIOSE® is a tasteless source of fibre of renewable and realiable origin (wheat or maize). Sugars-free, offering excellent digestive tolerance and providing 2kcal/g, NUTRIOSE® provides an easy-to-use, high and stable level of fibre that is naturally beneficial for nutrition and health.
In addition to the pleasurable taste experience they provide consumers, smoothies are also very healthy, thanks to their fruit and natural fibre content. 98% of consumers know that eating fibre is important to health. Moreover, 75% believe that eating fibre helps to manage weight, and 73% think it contributes to an increase in satiety 6.
Enriching smoothies with NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre can create a truly healthy means to helping consumers decrease hunger sensation and thus help manage weight. Roquette has demonstrated the positive effects of NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre on satiety and weight management through two clinical studies. 8-14g/day of NUTRIOSE® significantly helps modulate satiety; upwards of 14g/day supports weight management.
For its “Fruit and fibre” concept, Roquette can offer a source-of-fibre version of a smoothie with 3.2% NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre that means about 8g NUTRIOSE® in a glass of 250 ml – ie more than 14g of NUTRIOSE® when two portions per day are consumed.
Beverages have a strong health image. Fruit drinks, flavoured waters or tea are ideal tools for the creation of a new generation of “slimming partners” – with NUTRIOSE® support.
A pioneer in numerous sectors such as oral health or foods for particular needs, Roquette has been involved for over 50 years in the nutritional improvement of the food offer. Always committed to the naturalness of its ingredients and to the importance of eating pleasure, Roquette once again demonstrates its passion for innovation, research and sustainable development.
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