VITESSENCE® Pea 100 HD - 70001406

Maintain softness throughout shelf life in cold pressed bars

Create consistently enjoyable eating experiences to boost consumer preference in nougat type cold-pressed nutrition bars. VITESSENCE^® Pea 100 HD delivers a minimum of 84% protein on a dry basis while providing consistent softness throughout shelf life, a common challenge in protein bars. The non-hydrolyzed plant protein provides better overall flavor, less grittiness and less chalky/powdery taste compared to other pea isolates.¹

Raise the bar with a new plant protein solution

Consumers are eating snack bars more often for on-the-go breakfast, meal replacement, and pre- and post-workout routines and they want smooth textures and balanced taste.² Yet soy, whey and pea proteins can pose texture and taste challenges. Generally, bars become harder and tough over the products’ shelf life and gritty, powdery, dry and chalky textures are common. Plus, vegetal, beany and bitter flavors can linger, reducing the desirability of the bar.

Boost consumer preference in cold pressed bars

VITESSENCE^® Pea 100 HD uses a proprietary process to ensure a consistent functional product with desired sensory attributes to perform well in cold-pressed bars. Proven to create a softer texture throughout shelf life in cold-pressed bars, this pea protein enables a better eating experience for consumers while providing high protein content with a less gritty texture.¹

Maintain softness throughout shelf life

• Functions like whey, soy protein and hydrolyzed pea with softness through shelf life
• Shows predictably low and stable softness (under 5000 grams) over time – allowing for the smooth creamy texture to remain intact throughout the product’s shelf life

Provide superior taste and texture

• Reduces chalky and gritty textures and improves mouthfeel making for a more preferable sensory experience vs. pea proteins
• Non-hydrolyzed, which minimizes bitter taste while performing like a hydrolyzed protein for smooth texture
• Among pea protein competitors tested, VITESSENCE^® Pea 100 HD was the lowest in vegetal/pulse flavor and was significantly lower in chalky/powdery mouthfeel with low to no gritty perception

Add desired nutrition

• Supports protein claims with a minimum protein content of 84% on a dry basis and in vitro PDCAAS of 0.84*
• Helps to enables “good” or “excellent” source of protein claims

Create consumer preferred products

• Labels as pea protein
• Provides cleaner labels and is not a source of major allergens
• Removes negative consumer connotation of hydrolyzed proteins
• Consumers preferred our cold pressed bar prototype when tested along with six commercially available bars
• Grown and processed sustainably in North America

Looking for other plant protein isolates?

Explore our pea protein isolates here.

SOURCES:

¹ Ingredion proprietary accelerated shelf life study, sensory profile study and prototype testing, 2023

² Ingredion 3rd Party Research, U.S. consumers, 2023

*Ingredion has not measured the in-vivo PDCAAS value of VITESSENCE^® Pea 100 HD. For your reference, the in-vitro PDCAAS information was listed above. Please note that the data provided above is for your independent evaluation. For labeling of your final product, please follow the local regulatory authority’s guidance.