A New Sodium Reduction Solution for Dairy Products
18 Nov 2016 | Valio
Valio Oivariini has launched a lower salt blended spread which contains 50% less salt than ordinary spreads. The product was selected for the low sodium recipe, which is based on potassium and other ingredients. Valio cheese with 50% less salt was also launched in Finland under Polar brand in May 2016. Valio Polar is presented in 270g packs of cheese slices and is made with Valsa salt, which contains 80% less sodium than ordinary salt and is rich in iodine. Kimmo Luoma of Valio briefly explains the technology for both the cheese and spreadable butter. “There is a global issue in that the sodium intake is too high and we have therefore developed a unique way to reduce the sodium level in our products like spreadable butter and cheese. It is based on milk minerals like potassium, where we replace sodium,” he says.
