Items Tagged with 'plant-based dairy alternatives'

The dairy industry is debating cow's milk vs. plant-based alternatives while non-bovine milks from goats, sheep, camels, donkeys, and buffalo are gaining traction. These milks offer unique nutritional benefits, becoming vital in specialized nutrition and new product development.

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Silk, a brand of Danone, is uniting the power of sports with the power of plants as the official plant-based beverage brand of The Big Ten Conference. Throughout the month of March, starting with the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments, Silk is powering fans with Silk Protein.

As a grower-owned cooperative with more than a century of almond-growing expertise, Blue Diamond Growers introduced Blue Diamond Almondmilk with simple ingredients in four flavors. 

Ingredients like gums, emulsifiers, and stabilizers are essential in dairy and non-dairy products, enhancing taste, texture, and stability in items like ice cream, cheese, and yogurt.

Oolie is launching a direct-to-consumer platform at ooliefoods.com, giving consumers a chance to stock their fridges with its now-cult favorite dips and yogurts, the Morristown, Tenn.-based company says.

Catherine Bayard, global product manager of Plant Attitude at Givaudan, joins us for Episode 51 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. Bayard manages the dairy and cheese alternatives category globally at Switzerland-based Givaudan, helping to create food experiences intended to do good and feel good for body, mind and planet. 

Whole Moon introduced a new coconut milk which the Albany, N.Y.-based company says is the first plant-based milk that uses whole coconut meat, no oils, creams or parts to deliver exceptional taste, superior nutrition and a richer, more satisfying experience.

In a relatively new category, hybrid dairy, which combines both plant-based and animal-based ingredients into a single food, has yet to fully take off. Dairy processors started experimenting with hybrid dairy after seeing meat producers come out with blended meats.

New ingredients from Brenntag, Cargill, and Fiberstar Inc.