FrieslandCampina Ingredients Nutri Whey ProHeat heat-stable whey protein

FrieslandCampina Ingredients has launched the Nutri Whey ProHeat heat-stable whey protein. The ingredient is designed to help the active nutrition market more easily deliver the health benefits of whey in trending formats like ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. The protein harnesses microparticulation technology to overcome traditional formulation challenges faced by manufacturers, specifically viscosity caused by whey protein’s sensitivity to heat treatment.

Incorporating whey protein into RTD beverages has traditionally been challenging due to its sensitivity to heat treatment. When exposed to high temperatures, a process which is required for creating liquid beverage formulations, most whey proteins are irreversibly denatured and polymerised into aggregates or gels.

Nutri Whey ProHeat is designed to address this challenge by leveraging a patent-pending microparticulation process, using thermal treatment to form stable whey protein aggregates under high heat conditions. This means that end products — such as yoghurt drinks — formulated with the protein will benefit from good sensory properties including a low viscosity and a neutral pH, as well as a clean taste from high-quality Dutch whey.