Meat Substitutes & Functional Fibers

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

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.