Top 10 Fat Alternative Companies - 2023

Recent years have witnessed an increase in chronic diseases, climate change, and environmental degradation that have necessitated healthier alternatives in food habits, especially in terms of fat and sugar. Consumers are seeking organic and natural alternatives free from harmful chemicals and additives. Driven by increasing health consciousness among end users, food businesses and industries are also recognizing the importance of offering healthier alternatives.

The United States has been taking significant steps to deal with fat alternatives. One approach to developing healthier fat alternatives in the US is through plant-based ingredients such as avocados, nuts, and seeds rich in unsaturated fats. Cellular agriculture and plant-based and cell-based fats have the potential to reduce environmental impact and improve animal welfare, while also contributing to a circular economy by reducing waste. Companies in the region are using food waste and byproducts as raw materials.

In the coming years, the US market for fat alternatives is expected to grow as consumers seek healthier options and desire a diet with less fat. The US market for fat replacers is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.2 percent from 2021 to 2026, along with plant-based fat alternatives and low-fat and reduced-fat products.

In this edition of Food Business Review, we present fat alternative companies in the U.S. fueling healthy diets all around the continent. Our featured company Epogee releases plant-based, sustainably produced EPG fat alternatives to transform the food industry. The company takes outstanding R&D ingenuity, combined with first-rate formulation support and unparalleled category expertise.

The magazine also includes insightful opinions of Ruth Muller, RD&I Director, Frucor Suntory and Angelo Kawakami, Innovation Manager, Panco on helping people live healthier lives. Their expertise also draws attention to how to unlock the power of nature to fat and sugar alternatives. We hope these valuable insights from industry leaders featured in this edition will assist you in making informed decisions for your businesses.

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Fat Alternative - 2023

Top Fat Alternative Companies

Epogee

Epogee is a food technology company dedicated to making food better. Its flagship product, EPG, is a fat alternative derived through a revolutionary food technology that delivers the functional benefits of traditional fats with dramatically fewer calories and no tradeoffs – so food manufacturers can wow customers with better foods that are enjoyable to eat!

AAK USA

AAK specializes in plant-based oils and fats that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. The company makes them better tasting, healthier and more sustainable, with solutions that enable its customers to be successful in a better way.

Cargill

Cargill develops products that give consumers just what they’re seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. With an expierice of 156 years with new technologies and insights the company serves as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries.

CP Kelco

CP Kelco is a nature-based ingredient solutions company with approximately 90 years of experience working with food, beverage, consumer and industrial product manufacturers worldwide. The company applies ingredient innovation and problem-solving to develop customized solutions that leverage its regional insights, meet manufacturers’ goals and address consumer needs and preferences.

Cubiq Foods

Cubic Foods is focused on radically improving sustainability, health and nutritional profile, with affordability in mind. The company prioritizes the consumers’ organoleptic experience across as many products as possible. As an international food tech company, Cubic Foods combines its scientific knowledge and expertise with the latest advances to provide an innovative range of alternative fats

FFP

Florida Food Products specializes in the creation and manufacturing of fruit and vegetable based concentrates and functional derivatives, tea, coffee and herbal extracts and flavors that are used across the food, beverage, meat, sports and pet nutrition industries. From juice extraction to concentration, fermentation, membrane filtration, ion exchange, drying, blending and packaging, Florida Food Products operates several highly flexible, multi-faceted production facilities.

Kerry Group

From a small dairy company in the southwest of Ireland to a global multinational in 50 years, the journey of Kerry tells a story of how belief and vision were combined to create a unique company. The company have stayed close to its food heritage while drawing on expertise and inspiration from all over the world.

Lypid

The California-based company, Lypid is a leading producer of sustainable, healthy and tastier fat alternatives, functioning per a distinct motto–Fat is the key to making plant-based meat taste like real meat.

Mission Barns

Mission Barns products contain real meat, without harming a single animal. A small sample from a pig is grown in a cultivator that mimics the animal’s body. Then, it’s combined with plant protein so you can enjoy Mission Barns meat. Mission Barns products contain no antibiotics, which minimizes the risk of developing antibiotic-resistant microbes and animalborne diseases.

Shiru

Shiru was founded by Dr. Jasmin Hume, an expert in alternative proteins with a passion for sustainable food. Shiru is on a mission to impact a billion lives. The company is changing the traditional food system by creating alternative functional food ingredients that will catapult it into a sustainable food future.