Arla Launches Improved Whey Permeate

The result is a new permeate and lactose business unit dedicated to developing more value-added products, like the improved whey permeate VARIOLAC 960.

24/11/08 Arla Foods Ingredients has sharpened its focus on the market for permeate and lactose products, which have gained increasing importance in a food industry battling with high raw material prices.

The result is a new permeate and lactose business unit dedicated to developing more value-added products, like the improved whey permeate VARIOLAC 960.

The business unit is headed by business development director, Klaus Kristiansen. “Our philosophy at Arla Foods Ingredients has always been to develop new generation products that offer even more functionality than their predecessors. So it is a natural development that we are now turning to permeate, particularly as cost optimisation has become an increasingly critical issue for many of our customers,” he says.

The business unit has a stable supply of whey permeate to work with. To meet growing customer demand, Arla Foods Ingredients has sourced additional raw material supplies through external partnerships. This has, in turn, made more permeate available for processing into functional ingredients for cost-optimised food formulations. “We are constantly on the lookout for new and better ways to help our customers rise to their challenges. To that end, innovative permeate and lactose products have high potential,” Klaus Kristiansen adds.

With VARIOLAC 960, the new, improved permeate from Arla Foods Ingredients, the company is introducing a lactose substitution, which is non-hygroscopic, and yet provides all the benefits normally seen in pure lactose. VARIOLAC 960 dissolves faster and flows more easily than other permeate. It is a cost-saving source of dry milk solids which provides manufacturers with a great opportunity to optimise bakery, confectionary, as well as dairy and food recipes. The name VARIOLAC 960 derives from the fact that VARIOLAC 960 holds 96% lactose, which is significantly higher than a standard permeate. This contributes to the mild, appealing flavour, which is one of the major advantages compared to other products, the company wrote.