31 Jan 2012 09:00
Tate & Lyle introduces a line of new extra dry starches
Lille, France (31 January 2012) - Tate & Lyle, the global
ingredients and food solutions provider, has announced
the expansion of its range of native starches, with the
introduction of two extra dry starch products: MERIZET®
116 and MERIZET® 118, with low moisture contents of
typically 5% and 7% respectively.
Extra dry starches are used in frozen dough, dehydrated
soups, noodles, sauces, desserts, and other dry mixes in
which moisture control is critical. They improve the
stability and shelf life of the final product by helping
to prevent the development of moisture in the product
during storage. Extra dry starches are especially key for
dry mixes sold in tropical markets.
Clotilde Feuillade, Texturants Product Manager at Tate &
Lyle Speciality Food Ingredients, says: "There is an
increasing demand in the market for extra dry starches
which are highly complex to manufacture. We are therefore
delighted to introduce two new varieties, helping
manufacturers to formulate their products more
easily."
Both new starch references are made from non genetically
modified maize and are manufactured in Tate & Lyle's
European flagship starch facility in the Netherlands.
While the plant specialises in modified starches, it also
generates value added native starches such as moulding
starches MERIZET® 150 and MERIZET® 158 for confectionery
applications.
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About Tate & Lyle:
Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and
solutions to the food, beverage and other industries,
operating from over 30 production facilities around the
world.
Tate & Lyle operates through two global business units,
Speciality Food Ingredients and Bulk Ingredients, supported
by Innovation and Commercial Development. The Group's
strategy is to become the leading global provider of
Speciality Food Ingredients through a disciplined focus on
growth, and by driving the Bulk Ingredients business for
sustained cash generation to fuel this growth.
Speciality Food Ingredients include starch-based speciality
ingredients (corn-based speciality starches and
sweeteners), no calorie sweeteners (including SPLENDA®
Sucralose) and Food Systems which provides blended
ingredient solutions. Bulk Ingredients include corn-based
bulk sweeteners, industrial starches and fermentation
products (primarily acidulants). The co-products from both
divisions are primarily sold as animal feed.
Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under
the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under
TATYY. In the year to 31 March 2011, Tate & Lyle sales
totalled £2.7 billion.
http://www.tateandlyle.com.
SPLENDA® is a trademark of McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
