People worldwide are living longer. However, despite this increased life expectancy, the period without health disabilities remains stable. An adequate protein intake can be a key determinant of healthy ageing. Discover the interest of a complementary care between fast and slow proteins in the elderly in our technical paper.


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Lactalis Ingredients is a global producer and supplier of dairy ingredients, active in more than 100 countries worldwide. We strive to bring together the natural goodness of milk, years of experience and cutting-edge technology to deliver the very best ingredients. We seek out the best possible nutrition and aim to offer innovative solutions with a complete range covering all dairy categories from whey and milk powders to specialised dairy proteins, industrial butters and cheese ingredients.
Lactalis Ingredients brings together the natural goodness of milk, generations of experience and cutting-edge technology to deliver the very best ingredients:
• Highly functional and nutritional whey powders and lactose that provide essential nutrients and functional properties ranging from heat stability to high fluidity.
• All offerings in our extensive range of dairy powders provide a clean dairy flavour, consistent nutrient content and excellent solubility.
• Specialty proteins, such as native whey proteins are premium offerings designed to support consumers, regardless of age or health condition. We also offer high quality whey and milk proteins, a range of heat stable whey proteins, adapted to nutritional or tasty applications.
• Using selected cream, we provide technical butters and anhydrous milk fat which help to achieve the desired functionality, plasticity, or texture in various applications.
• Building upon the Group’s expertise, we have developed a range of industrial cheeses adapted to the specific needs of food applications.

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