DSM in Food, beverages & dietary supplements: Better for people and planet
DSM is the leading global producer of ingredients and vitamins, carotenoids and premixes for the food and pharmaceutical industry: In fact more than half-a-billion people consume our vitamins each day. Our advanced ingredients make an important contribution to the world’s favorite food brands – in dairy, baking, fruit juice, beer, wine and savory products. We achieve this through market and application knowledge, technologies and long-standing experience; all of which contributes to solutions that provide superior value to our customers.
As consumers become more demanding, manufacturers need to react with products that deliver on multiple levels. For example most of us want healthier food from sustainable sources, but without sacrificing convenience and great taste. The truth is, even when we believe we’re eating for health, we may not be… In fact, 99% of foods don’t contain sufficient nutrients.
Nourishing the world
The developed world is increasingly blighted by over-consumption and unhealthy eating. DSM is helping here with products like Fabuless®, a safe and effective dietary supplement that enables people to manage their weight; and Fruitflow, a natural, safe and effective compound to help maintain cardiovascular health. Meanwhile for those with allergies – for instance lactose intolerance - our Maxilact® product helps make delicious and healthy low lactose or lactose-free milk.
On the other hand, malnutrition continues on a mass scale across our planet. Here, DSM is instrumental to the UN World Food Program, and is helping to lead the fight against ‘hidden hunger’.
Looking at the ground we cover, it should come as no surprise that DSM is the world’s leader in vitamin and carotenoids, micronutrient premixes and other healthy ingredients. What that means on a human level is that when you eat breakfast cereal, it’s likely fortified with our vitamins; and the same goes for infant formulas and toddler foods. In fact, we’re involved in many health-preserving product or processes, including dairy products, juices, nutrition bars and sports drinks. We’re even working on healthier, more nutritious rice fortifications.
Sustainable food production
Our range of enzymes is bringing efficient and sustainable production closer to the food manufacturer by speeding up various reactions during production, using less raw materials and cutting waste and energy consumption. By making better use of enzymes, food producers can create enjoyable foods that benefit people, planet and profit.
For example, in baking, our Panamore® enzyme for emulsifier replacement in bread reduces the environmental impact of the baking process. Our Brewer’s Clarex™ is a breakthrough enzymatic concept for beer stabilization that not only gives you clear beer, but reduces CO2 emissions by 8%. The list goes on…
White biotechnology
Increasingly we’re using living cells and their enzymes to create industrial products from renewable feedstocks instead of the non-renewable fossil feedstocks. The result: Less energy consumption and waste during production – and most importantly products that are superior to those created using traditional chemical processes.
