15 May 2024
Flavor first
Creating the right flavor profile with the typical, intense and unique dairy flavor and mouthfeel is a complex challenge.
Plant-based cheese alternatives
No dairy? No problem!
How can you bring the unmistakable taste, texture and color of dairy cheese to cheese alternatives, while also bridging the nutrition gap?
The answer could be easier than you think – with our integrated family of solutions for plant-based cheese - including alternative shredded, sliced and cream cheese. Working with our experts you can create cheese alternatives that hit the right spot with consumers by beautifully balancing complex sensory qualities -starting with taste.
Here our natural flavors provide hearty, savory flavor direction with full umami taste and less salt – as well as masking undesired notes. We then bring the delicious, creamy mouthfeel and authentic cheese bite with our texture solutions; complemented by natural colorants that provide vividly appetizing color. But let’s not forget nutrition – where we can fortify your cheese alternatives with various vitamins and nutrients to create compelling front-of-pack claims for non-dairy fans.
Tackling your key challenges in cheese alternatives
To succeed in plant-based cheese you need a partner that understands the trends driving consumer preference; and knows how to deliver the qualities needed to help you create differentiated cheese alternatives.
Tackling texture
Your cheese alternatives need great mouthfeel. But texture is also critical for their sliceability, meltability and shredability.
Mind the gap!
Bridging the nutritional gap between animal-and-plant based proteins is essential for meeting the needs of health-conscious consumers.
Captivating color
We often ‘eat with our eyes’ – and plant-based cheese is no different. But how can you recreate cheese color in a more natural way?
Taste solutions for plant-based cheese
At dsm-firmenich we’re the true flavor-makers for plant-based cheese. We’ll help you move from salty and savory into lactic and dairy notes with different taste directions. You describe the taste, we’ll create the flavor!
Texture solutions for plant-based cheese
Texture is crucial for how plant-based cheese is perceived and can even define how quickly flavors are released. Our portfolio of hydrocolloids like pectin and Gellaneer® gellan gum will help you deliver authentic mouthfeel and texture - from flexible and soft to hard and brittle.
Color solutions for plant-based cheese
If you want to give your product the authentic color that consumers love, look no further than the world’s leading producer of natural colors. Our CaroCare® range of Beta-Carotenes is nature-identical and mimics the color of traditional dairy cheese - from yellow to orange.
Nutritional solutions for plant-based cheese
Plant-based cheese is low in vitamins, minerals and protein compared to traditional cheese. But we’ll help you bridge that nutrient gap with our range of Quali® vitamins and customized premix blends – tailored to your precise needs.
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Vitamins, Carotenoids & Micronutrients
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Latest news
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26 February 2024
Mind the (nutrition) gap and beyond: Fortifying plant-based dairy alternatives to milk.
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11 August 2023
Yummy, yummy, plant-based gummy!