Functional build-back in low-carb, gluten-free breads

Case study: Creating nutrient-rich, low-carb, gluten-free breads

How can makers of baked goods enhance nutritional value in gluten-free, low-carb or keto-friendly products? Read the case study below to see how Ingredion helped one of our large bakery customers. If you’re facing your own nutrition, health and wellness-related challenge, contact our experts to discuss which of our solutions could enhance appeal and create value for your brand. 

Customer background

Our customer's brand is focused in low-carb and keto positioning products. Their mission was to make nutrient-dense foods with simple ingredient lists and to create a truly healthy world.

Challenge

The project goal was to develop tasty and familiar bakery products with simple ingredients that support consumers looking to maintain a healthy weight by leading a low-carb lifestyle, and do all of that with a delicious and simple-ingredient bread.

Solutions and approach

VERSAFIBE™ 1490 was the perfect product to add nutrition (fiber), remove net carbs, and provide good texture and gluten-free products that avoid digestive discomfort. VERSAFIBE™ 1490 is labeled as “potato-resistant starch” and provides real nutrition since it is 95% concentrated fiber. Our technical teams offered formulation expertise, which allowed our customer to see a cost benefit.

Results/benefits

The customer launched five products (bagels, hamburger and hot dog buns, and seeded, regular and gluten-free sliced bread) that showed success at major retailers.

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