ADM Mitigates Rising Meat Costs With Soy Ingredients

09 May 2013 ---- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is showcasing its wide range of functional soya proteins at this year’s IFFA exhibition. Following steep price increases in the meat market, ADM Specialty Food Ingredients is addressing these challenges by offering high quality, natural alternatives to mechanically deboned meat (MDM).

Suitable for a range of low-cost meat applications, ADM’s collection of soya protein systems can be used in frankfurters, kebabs, schwab and mortadella. With record raw material prices throughout the supply chain due to high margins and poor weather conditions affecting animal feed supplies, ADM’s functional soya concentrates offer manufacturers a cost-effective way to maintain the same taste and mouthfeel of meat products in a cost-effective way.

Visitors to the stand can learn how ADM’s functional soya proteins can deliver a number of valuable properties to extend or optimise meat products. Arcon SL improves the texture of dried, fermented sausages without affecting the ripening or drying phases, while Arcon SM can be injected into whole birds or joints to make the meat more succulent and reduce the cost per kilogram of cooked rotisserie chicken.

ADM’s range of soya protein concentrates can be used as the sole source of dietary protein without supplementary amino acids. Their nutritional profile is comparable in quality to animal protein sources, such as beef and milk, providing a high level of nutrition.

Roland Snel, technical support manager, ADM Specialty Food Ingredients, comments: “MDM is an integral ingredient in meat products, and the rising costs are presenting problems for manufacturers. We have developed the Arcon range of soya protein systems to provide manufacturers with an economical means of extending their product range, while delivering products with the texture that is desired by today’s consumers. The ingredients are natural products without e-numbers, which also fits the current trend for clean labels.”