Thursday, 20 May, 2021, 15 : 00 PM [IST]
Beloit, USA Kerry, the worldâs leading taste and nutrition company, has released and posted online an informative educational webinar entitled The Business of Alt Protein: Unlocking Food Safety in Plant-based Meat that delves into the exceptional changes being witnessed across the food and beverage landscape as plant proteins rise to the forefront.
Food protection and preservation is about protecting and perfecting the freshness, taste and safety of foods and beverages and this standard applies to plant-based meats as much as it does to traditional meat. In the webinar, attendees will hear food protection experts from Kerry Taste & Nutrition discuss food safety and preservation challenges specific to alternative proteins, and strategies on how to convert those challenges into actionable insights that maintain safety while also protecting taste and flavour during the productâ�
Kerry Group has outlined plant-based clean label preservative options, accounting for hurdles such as national recommended daily amounts for salt consumption.
In its
Unlocking Food Safety in Plant-based Meat webinar on 23 April, Kerry said antimicrobial shelf-life issues for plant-based products were more related to spoilage and quality than food safety.
Early incorporation of ingredients for protection into products was the best way to build long shelf life and avoid challenges such as flavour loss, webinar delegates heard, although there were other approaches. If you build it into that base material and you account for any kind of flavour or texture differences the antimicrobial may bring, it helps you to start with a cleaner place to build from, said Renetta Cooper, technical business development director, food protection & preservation, Kerry Taste & Nutrition.