Functional foods\ Ingredients - N°65 sunfl ower, acai, chicory and bamboo. From a nutritional point of view, these “cold SEGMENTATION IN THE CRICKET MARKET cuts” high in fi bre and protein contain hardly any additives ïhou proposes dehydrated crickets in various product while their fat content is lower lines. The range of chewable insect snacks comprises than that of meat. The range parsley-seasoned, chocolate or Provençal herbs includes ham, chorizo, liver products. The crickets, exclusively fed on organic products, result from eco-responsible farming. pâté and bologna fl avours. The company Les Délices du Chef - a wide range of fi lm- wrapped blinis and patties - put forward, at the same SIAL edition, gluten-free products its SIAL visitors to taste its of Peruvian origin). But also as well as a line for vegans. plant-based burgers. It also baby food, patties based on The Czech company Life- announced its intention to a mixture of quinoa, maize and food proposes numerous bars enter the French market in pulses (the latest addition to including “Rawsage”, a raw, the food services sector. Sup- the range). The company has vegan “sausage”. Having the ported by investors such as secured a French supply for same appearance as a regular Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio this purpose. sausage, it is a mixture based and Tyson Foods, the largest on Brazil nuts, dried toma- meat processor in the U.S.A., ◗Protein sources toes and different herbs. It is Beyond Meat is marketed in a handmade gluten-free, raw, over 300,000 retail outlets The very young company vegan bar. in the United States (WHole Nutrinno proposes smoo- Ensoleil’ade, a vegetable spe- Foods, Kroger, Target…) and thies and drinkable shots 101 cialist, has launched a 100% in a high number of eateries based on a 100% natural fruit vegetable range called Vég à and food services. Please juice base. The smoothies are Table®, which is distributed note that across the Atlantic, formulated with proteins; the in the fresh fruits and vege- plant-based meat substitutes Tiger Ginger shots with fresh tables department. A 100% have seen their sales rise by ginger (25%). vegetable, soy-free, gluten- 24% as compared to last year. Proteins? They are now part free and preservative-free Vegan products are also of the product supply (see the alternative. Its unique feature present in the dairy sector, Markets section in this issue). is its incredibly melting texture such as the low-fat ice cream Let us take, for instance, - the company has been using Mes Petites Folies, a company Greek yoghurt. A Greek start- candied vegetables for nearly created three years ago, which up has endowed them with twenty years. The range (14 proposes gluten-free, lactose- an extra function by incor- references) includes patties, free and sugar-free versions porating grape polyphonols - mini-burgers, vegetable balls, to be consumed as “healthy antioxidant yoghurt -, matcha a vegetable steak... snacking” alternatives. tea (detoxification, energy), The Danish company Naturli’ chia seeds. This Longevity formulates all its protein- ◗Healthy snacking diet™ range also includes a based products using plants: sauce based on feta high in ice cream, sour cream but Created in 2012, the company omega-3s. also butter, fi sh and meat. Its Quinola Mothergrain has gra- Of a more classical nature, “steaks” are manufactured dually imposed itself as the the vegan protein bars pro- using soy or peas mixed with specialist of quinoa, which posed by Mulebar, a company natural flavours and vege- is a source of vegetable created in 2002 in Great tables. protein. Its organic-certifi ed, Britain for sports nutrition As for the Californian company gluten-free, fair and vegan by two trekking enthusiasts Beyond Meat, which spe- range also includes classic who couldn’t fi nd the energy cializes in meat alternatives grains and fl ours (based on bars that they needed. The based on plants, it invited white, black and red quinoa company was taken over three News on Functional & Health Ingredients \ N°65 \ October - November - December 2018 \ ■