Plant-based is better, together.
AAK & PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVES
Plant-based proteins are trending, as flexitarians look for great-tasting alternatives to traditional favorites. But beyond protein, the right fats and oils are essential to create a great taste and texture experience.
How do we do it? By applying over 150 years of experience in fats and oils to the largest portfolio of plant-based, multi-sourced fats and oils from clean, sustainable sources. We specialize in real-world product application problem-solving—with short turn-around times—to deliver the best solutions to our customers, large and small.
We offer better solutions for the plant-based foods market. You need to put sustainability, health and great sensory experiences first, and we have the right options for your plant-based meat and plant-based dairy products, as well as your milkfat replacers—to come out on top.
Not only does this delicious, on-trend plant-based sliced cheese answer today’s demand for savory plant-based snacks, it pleases dairy-free and dairy-loving consumers alike.
AAK’s experts blended coconut and sunflower oils with de-oiled sunflower lecithin to produce a stable emulsion with the look, feel and clean flavor of sour cream, yet amazingly dairy-free.
The sensory experience of plant-based meat is as important as taste to consumers—does it look, feel and cook like its animal-based conventional counterpart? AAK’s experts deliver the perfect inclusion to your plant-based formulation with our plant-based particulates, a multi-functional technology that can use a variety of oil bases. They improve overall appearance, bring the sizzle when cooking, and help make plant-based meat seem more succulent.
Get that real bacon smell and sizzle with AAK’s plant-based bacon solution. Our innovative team discovered the right blend of oils and fats to combine with a unique, two-phase formulation that uses rice flour, starches and specialty colors to deliver a marbled appearance and bacon that looks, smells and sounds like its pork-based counterpart.
AAK’s experts have been delivering better non-dairy milks and creamers for years, thanks to our plant-based fats and oils expertise.
Our patent-pending non-hydro, palm free plant-based butter remains stable at room temperature—and is ideal for commercial bakeries to create consumer-pleasing, plant-based baked goods.
Our patent-pending white particulate flakes—made with coconut oil and fiber—create a more realistic-looking meat alternative. It’s a perfect topping on flatbread pizza, or really any other dish that could use some deliciousness.