Sometimes we are unable to glean enough collagen from diet alone, and this is where collagen
protein as a functional food can step in and bridge the gap.
Not exact matches
Whey
proteins provide
functional benefits such
as emulsifying, foaming and water binding and are used in a variety of
food applications including beverages, yoghurts and dairy desserts.
Kerry's experience in the dairy sector has helped it carve a significant niche for itself in one of the fastest - growing
functional ingredient sectors, dairy
proteins - the company already supplies ingredients for premium ice cream and yoghurts,
as well
as nutritional
foods and infant formulas.
In collaboration with the BENEO - Institute (nutrition science and legislation), the BENEO - Technology Center (
food application and technology)
as well
as with the company's marketing experts, she will provide solutions leveraging BENEO's product portfolio of
functional fibers,
functional carbohydrates, rice ingredients and
functional proteins.
Atlantia has capabilities right across the spectrum of
functional food and beverage categories, such
as dairy, probiotic,
proteins, infant - specific
foods, vitamins / minerals and medical
foods.
Babies do produce
functional enzymes (pepsin and proteolytic enzymes) and digestive juices (hydrochloric acid in the stomach) that work on
proteins and fats.12 This makes perfect sense since the milk from a healthy mother has 50 - 60 percent of its energy
as fat, which is critical for growth, energy and development.13 In addition, the cholesterol in human milk supplies an infant with close to six times the amount most adults consume from
food.13 In some cultures, a new mother is encouraged to eat six to ten eggs a day and almost ten ounces of chicken and pork for at least a month after birth.