Waxy, instant potato starch helps manufacturers create consumer-winning products and accelerate cost savings
Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, has announced a new addition to its extensive range of potato-based solutions for US and Canada, ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch.
The waxy, instant starch offers food manufacturers a new way to create premium products with enhanced product appeal and cost savings potential. ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch can be used in a wide variety of traditional and alternative formulations to create indulgent textures, improve stability vs. native potato starch, or replace oil without compromising sensory appeal. The starch is especially ideal for plant-based, low-fat, reduced-fat, better-for-you and keto-friendly applications.
The easy-to-use starch exhibits high process tolerance and viscosity, excellent water-holding capacity and shelf life stability, and superior clarity in formulations. The sensory profile of ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch is characterised by a smooth, creamy texture, a rich mouthfeel and a clean flavour. Ideal applications for the ingredient include dairy desserts, bakery/fruit fillings, spreadable, spoonable and pourable dressings, sauces and other savoury applications.
John Zou, Ingredion’s business director, Potato Starch said, “The launch of ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch exemplifies Ingredion’s commitment to expanding our potato capabilities. With our legacy Penford and Western Polymer knowledge and expertise, food manufacturers now have another potato-based option for creating differentiated products with consumer appeal and cost savings potential.”
Ingredion’s instant ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch can help eliminate cooking and shorten processing times, allowing food manufacturers to save energy, time and capital equipment costs while realising higher production rates. The new starch can also enable cost savings and enhance nutrition in formulations by replacing fats, oils or building back texture when eggs are removed.
The ingredient’s superb thickening properties can lower overall usage levels of starch up to 30%. When used in dressings, ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch offers a potential fat reduction of up to 30%, providing manufacturers a broader range of options for replacing fat without compromising mouthfeel and texture.
ULTRA-TEX 1311 modified potato starch is sourced locally in the US and is made from an ingredient (potato) that is widely accepted and recognised by consumers. Labeled as modified potato starch or food starch modified, it can support a number of appealing package claims, such as “non-corn,” “non-GMO” and “non-grain.” It’s also free from gluten at the source, does not require allergen labeling and is compatible with vegetarian, vegan, kosher and halal diets.
Mabel Chacko, project leader at Ingredion adds, “Ingredion’s new modified potato starch opens new possibilities for food manufacturers to formulate more indulgent, healthier products that are clean in flavour, higher in viscosity vs. other starches and have improved clarity. With Ingredion’s deep application and formulation expertise and a full range of potato texturisers, manufacturers have the knowhow they need to build-back texture, create winning consumer sensory experiences and save money.”
The experts at Ingredion’s 32 Idea Labs innovation centers use science-based problem solving to create ingredient solutions and systems to improve the texture, stability, consistency, nutritional profile and shelf appeal of food and beverage products. Whether the goal is to create a breakthrough product with a consumer-friendly label or improve sensory attributes, Ingredion’s broad ingredient portfolio has a solution to fit every product need.
With five potato plants in the Midwest and West, Ingredion is the leading supplier of USA-made specialty potato starches for food applications.
Ingredion, headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2020 annual net sales of US$ 6 billion, the company turns grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets.
