It’s the time of year when dinner tables are overflowing with tempting dishes, waistlines expand and fat-laden sauces such as custard, brandy sauce and rich gravies can take much of the blame for seasonal excess. British owned clean label starch specialist Ulrick & Short Ltd claims its newly extended range of Delyte functional fat replacers will reduce both fat content and production costs of sauces, patisserie and meat products – and the consumer really can’t tell the difference.
In taste tests Delyte has performed better than full-fat equivalents, providing indulgence in both texture and mouthfeel and making sauce and dessert formulations perceptively creamier - but healthier. The Delyte range is the best on the market for processed foods, extremely versatile across multiple applications and capable of reducing fat and calorie content with the simplest reformulation. The range is also allergen-free and can be used in both hot and cold applications.
Ulrick & Short’s team of technologists put its ingredients through the most stringent testing procedures. Delyte has passed with flying colours, proving it maintains stability through harsh cooking, drying and reformulation processes both in the factory and at home. It also helps to reduce water egress and increase body, making it an ideal replacement ingredient for ready meals, packet
Ulrick & Short director Adrian Short explained: “Christmas and New Year is a time when sweet and savoury sauces, indulgent pastries and puddings, and meat products such as sausage rolls, pork pies and quiches really come into their own. A recent survey showed that the average Brit consumes up to 7,000 calories on Christmas Day, which is not healthy by any measure.
“However, our Delyte range can avoid the killjoy factor by facilitating not just reduced fat content but also enhanced creaminess and mouthfeel alongside increased process tolerance. Plus there’s the associated benefit of lower ingredient costs: it’s a win-win situation for manufacturers.
“Reducing the level of fat – butter, cream and oil, for example - in our diet is now acknowledged as one of the industry’s primary challenges, and functional fat replacers will be absolutely crucial to achieving this. Delyte™ is a unique product, a clean label non-GM fat replacer which is by far the best on the market in terms of label declaration, and which enables manufacturers to increase the healthiness of a massive range of foodstuffs whilst maintaining premium taste and texture.”
Ulrick & Short supplies household name food manufacturers across the world with clean label non-GM ingredients, innovating across a diverse range of food industry sectors including bakery, meat, dairy, soups and sauces.
