Meat Substitutes & Functional Fibers
Campus VIVA VEG – Vegetarian and Vegan Products

The VIVA VEG product line has been developed in order to offer customers the following:
- A good and healthy food
- A product that is a quality replacement to similar or identical products for consumers
- A different choice for flexitarian consumers without sacrificing taste
- A product that can be easily produced in the existing facilities
- Very high production rate
- Customizable finished products based on local food consumption habits and desired tastes
Product Range
- Vegetarian & Vegan Nuggets
- Vegetarian & Vegan Breaded Patties
- Vegetarian & Vegan Hot Dog
- Vegetarian & Vegan Meatballs
- Vegan Snack Sticks
- Vegan Cheese and Cheese Spreads
- Vegetarian Bologna
- Vegetarian Cooked Ham
- Vegan & Vegan Burger
- Customizable Solutions




Industrial Benefits
- Very quick and simple production process
- Lower production costs compared to meat products
- No meat and animal fats to be purchased, stored or processed
- Suitable for every kind of casing
- Suitable for every kind of stuffer
- Resistant to every cooking process
- Can be easily produced in existing facilities
- No syneresis into the packaging
- Resistant to very high cooking temperatures to provide superior shelf-life and microbiological stability without using chemical preservatives
- Reduced cook losses
Marketing Benefits
- Great texture and structure like meat based products
- Good bite and mouthfeel experience
- Marketing claims such as high fiber, gluten free, soy free, milk free, preservative free, artificial color free, etc.
- No use of enzymes
- Can be frozen/thawed without structural damage
- Nice typical color and resistant to grocery store lighting
- Possibility to incorporate vegetables, cheese, spices, solid sauces into finished products
- Good nutritional profile
- Low in saturated fats and cholesterol
- Customizable according to local taste profiles
- Cost comparable to good quality meat products
- Improved shelf-life compared to standard products
Functional Vegetable Fibers
SUPERFIBER Fluffy
An innovative fiber manufactured through the co-processing of highly synergistic fibers able to provide excellent functionality in cold and hot conditions. Ideal for use in ground meat

Advantages
- Absorbs up to 15 to 20 times its weight of water
- Stable to freezing and defrosting
- Resistant to very low and high pH
- Able to keep the shape
- Clean label (no allergens or chemicals added)
- Replacement of additives, gums, thickeners and also some proteins
- Stabilization of filling and ingredients for micro-wave cooking
- Reduces syneresis
Uses
- Fresh sausages
- Burgers
- Hot dogs
- Meat fillings
- Coatings (batter and breading)
- Nuggets and meatballs
- Reformed meats to be cooked
- Soups and sauces
SUPERFIBER Plus
A poly-functional combination of soluble and insoluble physically treated vegetable fibers that is suitable for emulsified, fresh and cooked meat products.

Advantages
- Absorbs up to 20 times its weight of water
- High viscosity in cold and hot conditions
- Reduced usage as a replacement to bamboo or wheat fibers
- Thermal stability helps reduce losses and improve texture and juiciness
- Stable to freezing and defrosting
- When combined with native starches, can function like a modified starch but with a clean label
Uses
- Fresh sausages of every kind
- Burgers
- Hot dogs
- Meat fillings
- Coatings (batter and breading)
- Nuggets and meatballs
- Reformed meats to be cooked
- Bologna
- Dry and wet soups
- All kinds of sauces
- Imitation and processed cheese
SUPERFIBER Micro
A micronized vegetable fiber manufactured with innovative physical treatments that is suitable for all types of injected meat products. An excellent solution to avoid syneresis.

Advantages
- Cold water binding and stabilization
- Injectable with all kinds of equipment and needles
- Hot coagulation
- Resistant to heat treatments
- Resistant to low and high pH
- Not influenced by high salt concentration
- Resistant to freezing and defrosting
- Structure protection in frozen food
- Very low dosage on the final product
- Clean label (no allergens or chemicals added)
Uses
- Raw poultry products
- Cooked hams
- Injected bacon
- Reformed hams and other meat products
- Shoulders
D2 Ingredients is the North American Manufacturer’s Representative for the functional fiber and VIVA VEG products manufactured by Campus.