DSM Firmenich launches new ingredient in alignment with immunity goals

Dive Brief:

• DSM Firmenich, the Swiss-Dutch ingredients giant specializing in nutrition, on Tuesday unveiled a Dry Vitamin A Palmitate NI, or a new form of dry vitamin A.
• The ingredient is a stable and clean label solution for combating vitamin A deficiency through flour fortification, according to the company.
• Vitamin A is traditionally difficult to preserve during food fortification processes such as hulling and milling, and the company’s dry version of the ingredient is ideal for fortifying wheat flour, a critical global staple that delivers 20% of the world’s caloric intake and up to 50% in certain areas, it said.

Dive Insight:

Last year, DSM Firmenich committed to help deliver immunity-boosting ingredients to 500 million people by 2030. 

“We are achieving it largely through the fortification of everyday foods ranging from bread to beverages with a wide range of vitamins and nutrients including omega-3s that can be easily integrated into products,” it said. 

The company’s new product is a key part to achieving its goal.

“While the consumption experience needs to feel good, the basic purpose of food is of course nourishment. At DSM-Firmenich, our response is to enhance and enrich the nutritional profile of the food that manufacturers produce,” it said. 

The company’s new Dry Vitamin A Palmitate NI small particle size boosts its ability to integrate into wheat and other flours, making it more efficient for fortification and offers an affordable solution to combat malnutrition among millions of vulnerable people worldwide, according to the company.