JRS’ Dietary Fiber for Meat Products Application Receives DLG Gold Award 2012
29 Jun 2012 --- JRS say with the help of the newly developed Vitacel compound, MGN 150, it is possible to produce fat-reduced and fiber-enriched minced meat products which achieve a fiber content of more than 3% and thus can be declared as “dietary fiber enriched”. JRS say that during the judging process they “achieved top scores in all test criteria like texture, bite and flavor.”
J. Rettenmaier & Sons (JRS) have achieved the DLG Gold Award 2012 for their dietary fiber enriched meat products.
JRS was given the award during the International German Agricultural Association Quality Audit Barbecue Season 2012.
JRS say with the help of the newly developed Vitacel compound, MGN 150, it is possible to produce fat-reduced and fiber-enriched minced meat products which achieve a fiber content of more than 3% and thus can be declared as “dietary fiber enriched”. JRS say that during the judging process they “achieved top scores in all test criteria like texture, bite and flavor.”
JRS is a producer of dietary fiber concentrates. The diversified portfolio of Vitacel dietary fibers and Vivapur products enables all-embracing technological solutions in the food industry. Vitacel Compound MGN 150 provides "the maximum indulgence of minced meat products – enriched with fibres and fat reduced".
Monika Wagner, Project Manager for Advertising/Marketing for JRS, discussed how nutritional advantages, combined with specific functional properties, allows product creations “which nobody in the food industry considered possible some years ago. By using the Vitacel compounds it is now possible to achieve a calorie reduction and fibre enrichtment in meat products at the same time. The resulting final products do not at all differ from standard formulations with regard to sensory properties. If you take actual products from the market with a declared fat reduction and compare them with the JRS meat creations you will find an essentially improved product with increased customer acceptance.”
