04 Oct 2019 --- DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) is launching dairy-free protective cultures for plant-based fermented foods and beverages. It has numerous applications including dairy-alternative beverages made from coconut, almond and soy; spoonable yogurt-alternatives; and fermented fruit juices. Dubbed Holdbac YM VEGE, this is the latest addition to the DuPont Danisco Holdbac line of protective cultures that extend shelf-life and secure the quality of products by holding off yeast and mold spoilage. The product already has customers in the US and Europe and will now be available globally. The launch taps into a number of growing consumer trends, including clean label and fermentation.
