

Enzymes and cultures transform plant-based food and drinks
The answers are inside
What if there was just one tool you could use to unlock even more potential for your plant-based food and drinks? Well, there is. We call them: biosolutions.
The answers to benefits across the value chain
Watch the film to learn how biosolutions deliver benefits right across your value chain. And because they’re natural, they do it all in a consumer-friendly way. Unlike ingredients, biosolutions transform your raw materials, unlocking inherent flavor, texture and nutritional benefits.
What do consumers want?
Consumers are quite clear about what they don’t like about plant-based foods. The good news is, biosolutions are here to help.
of consumers say they “don’t enjoy the taste” of plant-based meat while 31% want the texture to improve.1
most common reason for not consuming plant-based dairy: “dairy provides better nutrition”.2
of consumers dislike the “hidden, unhealthy ingredients in plant-based options.3
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Looking for answers?
Our biosolutions will unlock all the answers you need to delicious plant-based foods and drinks.

Want to create great taste?
Are you looking to increase sweetness levels? Or the levels of umami in your final food and drink products? Enzymes and cultures can help. With our tailored blends you can achieve exactly the flavor profile you’re looking for.

Want to make products that are more natural?
Consumers are demanding more natural products and shorter ingredients lists. Our enzyme technologies are natural processing aids. This means they’re not functional in the final product and won’t add to the ingredients list.

Want to increase protein levels?
Today’s consumers are willing to pay a premium for food and beverages with higher protein contents. Using enzymes, you can break down insoluble plant proteins into smaller, more soluble proteins. This means you can increase the protein content of your plant-based food and drinks.
Biosolutions for better plant-based foods
Plant-based meats
Our natural biosolutions bring benefits to your entire value chain in plant-based meat production. These food cultures and enzymes can transform your raw materials and final products. They unlock flavor, improve texture and safety.

Plant-based drinks
When it comes to plant-based drinks, you can use our biosolutions like enzymes to boost flavor, texture and even nutritional benefits. They’re natural processing aids and will do all this in a consumer-friendly way.

Plant-based ingredients
Use our biosolutions to optimize characteristics of plant-based ingredients.
Our portfolio also includes enzymes for hydrolyzed plant proteins such as soy protein and yeast extracts.

Plant-based cheese alternatives
Harness the power of fermentation to enhance flavor in plant-based cheese. It naturally reduces off-notes and brings plant-based options closer to traditional cheese-making.

Plant-based yogurt alternatives
Unlock delicious "vegurts" with our biosolutions. From starters to probiotics, our cultures enhance flavor, texture, and nutrition across diverse plant bases. They let you bring out the best in every spoonful.

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Biosolutions are useful in a broad range of applications. Here a just a few.

Dairy
Get the most from your inputs, develop dairy that people love and shape the future with us. We’ve got the industry’s broadest dedicated biosolutions portfolio and largest technical service team. So we're ready to meet you where you are to co-create value.

Meat
Our biosolutions for meat help ensure your meat delivers on taste, safety and sustainability.

Cheese
Use our biosolutions to create exciting cheese flavors across all types of cheese. Honor tradition while meeting texture, function, and format needs for food service, home use, and snacking. Unlock growth by catering to local tastes and maximizing value from milk to cheese to whey.
1.Percentage of non-eating respondents. Facing Plant-Based Challenges: Health, Price and Taste, May 2023, © Euromonitor International 2023.
2. Percentage of non-eating respondents. Facing Plant-Based Challenges: Health, Price and Taste, May 2023, © Euromonitor International 2023.
3. Unmet Needs Discovery Survey, 84.51° Insights, 2023. Kroger/84.51° shopper data. Top 50% spenders of plant-based products (60M households, consumers' ages 25-64)