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At Hi Europe/Ni (Frankfurt, 29 November – 1 December) Meurens Natural will present a new range of syrups and hydrolysed flour made of oat, providing a range of functionalities combined with clean labelling.
At Hi Europe/Ni (Frankfurt, 29 November – 1 December) Meurens Natural will present a new range of syrups and hydrolysed flour made of oat.
These original and natural ingredients are said to enable numerous functionalities such as sweetness, sugar substitute, glucose syrup substitute, cereal taste, natural colour, crispness, proteins, higher cereal value limiting the viscosity.They are also said to offer more natural labelling : “oat syrup” instead of “sugar” or “glucose”. According to Meurens, the new range is suitable for biscuits, cereal bars, cereals breakfast, melba toasts, dairy products, smoothies, baby food and so on.The Natu range includes many other syrups made of rice, oat, dates, figs, prunes, date puree, cereal puree. Meurens says it can also provide a broad variety of tailor-made ingredients from cereals and dried fruits that are also available in organic quality.
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