Functional Plant Protein Systems
Meet your consumers’ most demanding expectations with our Protein Systems that optimize taste, texture, and nutrition. Get the reliability you need to ensure your product’s success with our integrated plant-based ingredient solutions.
As a global leader in alternative proteins, we bring you an outstanding portfolio of solutions to deliver delicious, on-trend plant-based products that align with consumer lifestyles.
We offer innovative plant-forward solutions to meet the development needs for a broad range of applications.
Develop meat alternative products that offer consumer-preferred taste, texture, and nutrition.
Besides meat and poultry, our protein blends provide authentic taste and texture attributes to plant-based seafood alternatives.
Add a boost of protein and functionality to plant-based snacks, bars, and beverages with our protein blends.
Meet Consumer Needs with ADM Protein Systems
Our turnkey systems enable speed to market with on-trend plant protein blends including textural and structural components. It’s a full-service offer to support your product development. Regardless of your production and manufacturing set-up, we can deliver a system designed for you.
Our Protein Systems empower you to develop tailored, innovative, and expertly created plant-based solutions in a range of applications.
MaxFlex® Nutritional Enhanced Protein Systems are plant protein blends that maximize nutrition fortification. Our carefully designed blends add value to your products by maximizing protein quality while bringing protein diversity to the modern consumer’s nutrition needs.
MaxFlex® Offerings:
- Pea and wheat powdered protein system
Suitable Applications:
- Cookies
- Pancakes
- Pizza dough
- Protein bars
- RTD and powdered beverages
- Fortified bakery, cereals, and other baked goods
Accelerate launches of on-trend products with AccelFlex® Textured and Functional Systems. Our value-added plant protein ingredient systems address texture, function and nutritional challenges, with a diversified product portfolio.
AccelFlex® Offerings:
Textured Systems
- Textured Soy Protein (various sizes and formats)
- Soy protein crisps
- Textured Pea Protein (various sizes and formats)
- Pea protein crumbles
- Pea and chickpea crumbles
- Pea and navy bean crumbles
Functional Systems
- Soy-based binder system
- Pea-based binder system
Suitable Applications:
- Plant-based meat and seafood alternatives
- Baked goods
- Nutritional bars
- Confectionary
- Cereals
- Ice cream toppings
We offer you a solutions-focused approach to your product needs so you can get to market faster. Our application support and formulation expertise for meat alternatives in poultry, pork, and beef systems is ideal for custom products.
Offerings:
Poultry System (soy-based and pea-based)
- Nuggets
- Chunks
- Patties
- Strips and shreds
- Inclusions and toppings
- Crumbles
- Chicken chunks
Pork System (soy-based and pea-based)
- Patties
- Links
- Grounds
- Inclusion and toppings
- Crumbles
Beef System (soy-based and pea-based)
- Burgers
- Meatballs
- Grounds
- Inclusion and toppings
- Crumbles
- Diced beef
- Mini meat balls
- Mini burgers
Frequently Asked Questions
Curious for more information about functional protein solutions? Read on for our answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about plant protein ingredients and manufacturing.
What Is a Protein System?
Protein systems provide tailored solutions for a variety of plant-forward applications. ADM uses optimal combinations of raw materials, blends, and industry-leading technologies for functional plant-based proteins that meet your customers’ nutritional and sensory needs.
Are Protein Systems Traditional Meat Substitutes?
ADM’s Plant Protein Systems are on the cutting edge of culinary excellence in meat substitutes, offering functional protein solutions for the next generation of meat alternatives. Our plant-based protein ingredients, blends, and products can also be used in other applications like baked goods, snacks, dairy alternatives, specialized nutrition, and more.
How Can ADM Help with Developing On-Trend, Functional Protein Solutions?
As consumer tastes and preferences evolve and new trends emerge, ADM relies on a globally integrated approach with expert researchers constantly gathering market insights. With our broad portfolio of plant-based protein sources, we can help you cater to a variety of dietary needs like keto-friendly, high-protein, gluten-free, and more.
How Does ADM Enhance Protein System Functionality and Texture?
Our formulation and development experts leverage their extensive knowledge of protein science to create optimal textures for plant-based protein solutions. Using advanced processing technologies to manipulate protein structures, we can achieve the authentic texture and desirable sensory qualities that consumers expect in traditional and alternative protein products. ADM’s Protein Systems offer the right balance of firmness, mouthfeel, and more for successful and functional protein solutions made with plant-based ingredients.
How Can ADM’s Protein Systems Help Get Products to Market Faster?
As your trusted partner for plant-based protein development and manufacturing, ADM offers end-to-end support for commercial and industrial procurement needs, as well as small-scale solutions. We leverage the latest consumer insights, state-of-the-art technology, like at our Protein Solutions Center, and an extensive global supply chain to help at every stage of functional protein development, from ideation to final product.
Contact Us
ADM is your ideal partner for plant proteins, helping you create functional alternative protein solutions across applications. Contact us today to learn how our sourcing, procurement, and development experts can help you push the boundaries of plant-forward protein innovation.
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2 AccelFlex® is a registered trademark of ADM or its affiliates in the EU and other countries.
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