Sports & Nutrition

Extruded ingredients for nutrition applications

Protein crispies, cereals, snacks and functional extruded formats for professional food and nutrition applications.

Positioning

Start with the product format

DFE develops extruded formats around shape, raw-material selection, specifications and the final application.

Product families

Formats for product development

Protein crispies

Extruded crispies for functional food and nutrition applications.

Cereals

Cereal formats with variation in raw material, shape and texture.

Protein snacks

Extruded snack formats for further product development.

Functional inclusions

Inclusions developed for texture, appearance and product experience.

Instant products

Extruded formats for instant and convenience concepts.

Raw materials

Sources and blends per recipe

Product development can combine different raw-material directions depending on the desired format, application and product specification.

Soy

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Pea

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Fava bean

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Wheat

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Rice / maize

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Blends

A raw-material direction within product development and recipe alignment.

Customization

Develop around shape, size, texture and application

Shape

Part of the technical product alignment.

Size

Part of the technical product alignment.

Texture

Part of the technical product alignment.

Color

Part of the technical product alignment.

Flavor

Part of the technical product alignment.

Density

Part of the technical product alignment.

Recipe

Part of the technical product alignment.

Application behavior

Part of the technical product alignment.

Applications

Designed for the end application

Bars

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Granola

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Cereals

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Chocolate

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Snacks

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Yoghurt / desserts

Format development aligned with the application and intended product experience.

Co-development / sample process

From product concept to sample

  1. Brief

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  2. Product format

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  3. Recipe direction

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  4. Trial

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  5. Sample

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  6. Application feedback

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

  7. Scale-up review

    A technical route to assess product fit and application performance step by step.

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