Next week Vestkorn exhibits at InterZoo, Nuremberg, Germany 24-27 May. The great news from Vestkorn – the leading European producer of healthy, sustainable, non-GMO ingredients – is textured protein (TVP) from peas and faba beans. Our peas and faba bean TVPs are available as mince and chunks forms to fulfill various customer needs. Sustainable ingredients…
Vestkorn’s textured pea and faba bean proteins are tasty and nutritious substitutes, suitable for imitating e.g. chicken and pork meat. Produced in a sustainable way, Vestkorn ingredients provides high-quality plant-based protein for a global growing population. Aslak Lie, CEO Meat production accounts for one-fourth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and yet global meat consumption continues…
Our new organic clean label alternatives will make it possible for the food industry to develop and produce new plant-based products. Our textured proteins aim to be leading in functionality and are available in various forms to meet customer demands. Our organic textured proteins from peas are suitable as a meat analogue or extender, but…
FI Europe is an important arena for the food and beverage industry to meet up with customers, potential customers, gain more insight about market trends and to see what’s new developments in the food sector. Global health & safety measures and travel restrictions due to Covid-19 has transformed this year’s exhibition and conference to an…
Are you happy with an analysis verifying below 20ppm gluten in your pea- and faba protein? We think you shouldn´t. If you want to secure the food you produce is gluten-free in every bite, you better look beyond the analysis. If a representative sample says <20ppm gluten, it may well be that some of the…
Peas and beans are typically rotation crops. And most farmers growing legumes also grow grains. Further much of the same equipments, storage and system of transportation are used. Therefore one should always expect to have a certain amount of contamination of grains, as well as other impurities, when buying legumes from a farmer. #Vestkorn has…
Vestkorn uses our natural pea protein concentrate as the basis when producing textured pea protein: Pulsetex®. Our protein contains no salt as it is naturally produced without the use of chemicals, implying very low level of salt in all our textured proteins. This makes the textured proteins from Vestkorn both healthier and easier to use…
Vestkorn is pleased to announce the appointment of Gunn Elin Hodne South to the position of Marketing & Innovation Manager, reporting to CCO Marius Spiten-Nysæter. Vestkorn´s ambition is to strengthen its commercial focus and to become even more market oriented towards the food industry. The new position will focus on customer needs throughout the business…
Semi-moist snacks: Vestkorn can help with ingredients and parameter settings solving stickiness during production
Vestkorn Pea Protein and Faba protein both fit well if you want to increase the protein level in pancakes and waffles while keeping the great taste. If you want to make the waffles crispy as well, Vestkorn pea starch is a perfect fit. Vestkorn pea starch is gluten-free, and Halal and Kosher certified. Want to…
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