Mouthwatering taste, texture and appearance
Compromise no more. Our food technologies enable CPG companies to develop plant-based alternatives that create the rich meaty taste, appearance and texture as their animal counterparts.
Meat alternative options
that consumers crave
LINEHEMAMI™
The real umami flavors, appearance and aromas of meat – without the animal. We’ve unlocked a step-change in what’s possible in meat alternatives.
Taste
Rich umami flavor and aromas that engage the senses. It tastes and smells like meat because it uses the same naturally occurring heme protein.
Aroma
Mouth-watering aromas that engage the senses – while cooked and right before you take your first bite.
Animal-free
Through precision fermentation, we're able to make Hemami without the animal. It’s a revolution in food production with benefits for people, animals and the planet.
LINEAPPETEX™
We literally recreated the texture of animal tissue – with plants. That means plant-based meat with the springy, juicy chewdown that consumers crave.
Chewdown
Feeling is believing. Experience real meaty texture and springy mouthfeel in every bite.
Juiciness
Moisture is an essential experience when it comes to meat and texture. Appetex holds and expresses the juicy properties of meat.
Plant-based
Through our understanding of what makes food crave-worthy, we made plant-based ingredients behave like the texture of animal tissue.
Rewriting food design rules + faster time to market
We’re able to solve for craveable attributes in meat alternatives due to our unique approach. We unravel food's secrets by exploring how individual ingredients work together, focusing on important sensory experiences that drive consumer enjoyment. And we’re able to bring our innovations to market for our customers faster thanks to our industry and supply chain expertise.
Our ingredients are not made in a vacuum. We understand what consumers crave in meat alternatives because we talk to them all the time. It’s an essential step in developing better products for our customers. And thanks to our culinary and applications expertise, we’ve tested our HEMAMI™ and APPETEX™ technology in a showcase burger to see how consumers responded.
55%
Consumers who said they would eat the demo burger regularly
63%
Of all participants preferred the demo burger over a leading plant-based product at retail
73%
73% of people who regularly consumed plant-based foods said they preferred the demo burger over its blended counterpart
45%
Compared to only 45% for leading plant-based burger controls
It’s one thing to test how consumers react to our ingredients in a test setting – but what about in the wild? That’s why we partnered with restaurant chain Coolgreens. We assessed how plant-based consumers responded in a foodservice environment to the meaty flavor and texture provided by HEMAMI™ AND APPETEX™ in our showcase burger.
LINE Consumer Reactions
Our ingredients are not made in a vacuum. We understand what consumers crave in meat alternatives because we talk to them all the time. It’s an essential step in developing better products for our customers. And thanks to our culinary and applications expertise, we’ve tested our Hemami and Appetex technologies in a showcase burger to see how consumers responded.
55%
Consumers who said they would eat the demo burger regularly
63%
63% of all participants preferred the demo burger over a leading plant-based product at retail
73%
73% of people who regularly consumed plant-based foods said they preferred the demo burger over its blended counterpart
45%
Compared to only 45% for leading plant-based burger controls
LINEThe reviews are in
It had great flavor, it was flaky, it was juicy... I liked it all around.
This is something I can see myself bringing into my life: cooking at home and sharing with my family.
This is the best [plant-based burger] I’ve ever had.
It’s just a perfect burger. It looked like a burger, it tasted like a burger, the texture was spot-on, the seasoning was perfect. I had to stop myself from eating it because I want- ed to eat the whole thing!