NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2022 17 after 4 years of research and development with universities, research centres and key industry partners. Based on our expertise in strain selection and petfood technology application, we have selected Actisaf® Sc50 PET (CNCM 5660) a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast probiotic specifically formulated to address technological challenges in relation to pet foods. With unique characteristics to secure convenience and shelf life, Actisaf® Sc50 PET has been specifically processed to blend easily and safely with powder palatants and allow post extrusion coating of dry food”. “To be able to implement this application strategy, continues Cécile Sampsonis, R&D Manager - Products formulation at Phileo by Lesaffre, we developed a specific process to produce Actisaf® Sc50 PET with a micropearl form. Each micropearl, with an average of 500 microns, contains more than 4 000.000 active live probiotic cells each as there are 1E10 CFU of yeast per gramme of product. This micropearl form also helps to limit environmental exchanges with water and oxygen to enhance resistance. This unique patent pending form was developed thanks to a dedicated fermentation & drying process on a specific line of manufacturing used by Lesaffre and the company’s mastery of yeast production. Actisaf® Sc50 PET has confirmed an exceptional flowability and being dust free compared to standard powder forms.” BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced a €50 million investment in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The site will produce protein rich pulse ingredients for food and animal feed. It will focus initially on protein concentrate, starch rich flour and hulls from Faba bean, with the option to process other pulses in the future. The new production site further strengthens the company’s plant-based protein portfolio and enables BENEO to meet growing demand for plant-based food and feed ingredients. Work has already begun on constructing the plant and is expected to be completed within the second half of 2024, creating up to 25 jobs at the Offstein site. However, to ensure that food and feed customers can benefit as soon as possible from Faba bean ingredients, BENEO will process the raw ingredients in intermediate production facilities, until the new plant is fully operational. This means that first quantities of BENEO’s Faba bean ingredients will be available from the start of June 2022 onwards. Pulses help to reduce green house gas emissions at farm level. For example, Faba beans provide nitrogen for themselves and subsequent plants and therefore nitrogen fertilisation is not necessary. The Faba beans will be locally sourced from farmers that are certified by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) and thus follow sustainability standards. As BENEO is manufacturing Faba bean protein, starch rich flour and hulls, the crop will be fully used and completely valorised for functional ingredients. BENEO invests €50 million in pulse-processing plant German ingredients manufacturer BENEO has unveiled a €50 million investment in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The site will produce protein rich pulse ingredients for food and animal feed.
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