Key Points:
- Ingredion is collaborating with two AI-driven food tech firms to expedite the discovery of new ingredients that cater to consumer demand for gut health benefits and other functional properties.
- The partnerships with Shiru and Holobiome highlight Ingredion’s commitment to integrating AI in the reformulation process to accelerate food innovation.
- Ingredion is experiencing a surge in demand from food manufacturers to develop brands that align with trends such as fiber, clean-label, and high-protein.
- Gut health is a promising frontier in food innovation, with fiber emerging as a key ingredient among consumers.
- Collaborating with Shiru and Holobiome allows Ingredion to advance ingredient discovery and research, strengthening the identification and evaluation process for new ingredients.
- Shiru’s platform screens over 33 million natural protein sequences to identify ingredients that enhance health without compromising taste or texture.
- Holobiome’s platform generates insights into how ingredients perform in the gut, using data from profiles of over 90,000 people and a reference database of 2 million gut bacterial genomes.
- The partnerships with Shiru and Holobiome are not limited to trendy ingredients like fiber and protein but extend to Ingredion’s entire portfolio, including starches and texturants.
- Ingredion aims to build smarter discovery capabilities to empower customers to innovate confidently amidst rising expectations for health, functionality, and ingredient transparency.