Sargento Food Ingredients Division Launches Better-for-you Platform

The Sargento Food Ingredients BFY platform offers a range of flavorful solutions to address the many different products that fall under the BFY umbrella.

7/13/2011 --- To meet the growing market demand for healthy foods, the Sargento Food Ingredients Division announced the launch of its better-for-you (BFY) platform. Healthy foods address many varied consumer concerns from nutritional claims to ‘free from’ or reduced levels of ingredients like sodium or fat. The Sargento Food Ingredients BFY platform offers a range of flavorful solutions to address the many different products that fall under the BFY umbrella.

From reduced fat and reduced sodium natural cheeses to customized culinary ingredients, processes and portion-control packaging options, Sargento Food Ingredients’ BFY ingredients work well in a number of formulations, including these:

Reduced sodium          Reduced fat            All natural
Trans fat free                 Reduced sodium   Kosher/halal
Reduced fat                   Reduced calories   rBST free
Portion control              Clean label              Gluten free
Organic                          No preservatives     Weight management

Sargento Food Ingredients R&D experts help customers select optimal ingredients that meet nutritional targets for their formulations.

Food developers know that while consumers may say they want healthier foods, they’re not willing to make a taste trade-off. That’s why all Sargento Food Ingredients’ BFY ingredients begin with taste as a priority. Stringent internal sensory standards used during development ensure that BFY items meet consumer targets for taste and quality.

Sargento Food Ingredients experts work together with customers to develop customized, BFY ingredient solutions. To explore the possibilities, product developers can create their own BFY ingredient online in the Sargento Idea Center, a virtual product development tool at www.SargentoFoodIngredients.com.