Ashland Industries Europe GmbH

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Ashland is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environment, social, and governance (ESG). The company serves customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceuticals.

Our Life Sciences Nutrition business offers ingredients that add texture, increase moisture, and improve mouthfeel in major food applications including beverages, bakery, dairy, prepared foods, whipped toppings, alternative proteins, and more. We combine our applications knowledge, market insight, and distinctive product portfolio to create value for you and enjoyable food for your customers.

Whether you’re looking for a firm bite from a plant-based burger or melt and stretch from a plant-based cheese, Benecel™ MC provides the thermal gelling, structure, and texture you desire.  Looking to add volume, improve structure, or increase softness of gluten-free bakery products?  Benecel™ HPMC ...

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NEW! Benecel™ MX 100 Methylcellulose

Benecel™ MX 100 methylcellulose is specially formulated for meat alternatives and other vegetable-based applications such as vegan chicken and seafood. During cooking, Benecel™ MX 100 methylcellulose creates a gel that provides a firm meat-like texture even as the product cools to eating temperatures. Bene...

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Benecel™ Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC)

Benecel™ hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), is a versatile, multifunctional food gum. The polymeric structure of these products, which is different from other cellulosics, improves cohesion, texture and mouthfeel. Benecel™ HPMC performs many functions in foods, depending on type, grade, use level, and c...

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Benecel™ Methylcellulose (MC)

Methylcellulose is commonly used in meat alternative applications to improve texture and binding. During cooking, methylcellulose creates a thermal gel that provides a firm meat-like texture which remains as the product cools to eating temperature. Thermal gelation is a unique property of methylcellulose a...

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3 Oct 2023

Enhancing alternative protein applications

Formulating alt protein products with the taste and texture consumers desire can be difficult, but methylcellulose can help. MC is commonly used in meat alternatives to improve texture and binding.

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