Alternative proteins

Meat substitutes

These vegetarian products that consumers buy in the supermarket are called meat substitutes. The products need an alternative source of proteins that are naturally present in meat products. These alternative proteins can be extracted from natural products such as algae, insects, seaweed or legumes.

Analysis

Within Nutricontrol we have divided these alternative proteins into three categories: vegetable, aqua and animal. NutriControl can analyze these types of products for you for nutritional value, food safety (microbiological and contaminants), amino acids, vitamins and digestibility. We can also help you with the development of new meat substitutes on a project basis.

Criteria for alternative proteins

The Netherlands Nutrition centre has set three criteria for the alternative proteins that are used as meat substitutes for the consumer. For example: the alternative must be more sustainable than the meat it replaces; it must be nutritious and safe for consumption. More information about these criteria can be found on the website of the Dutch nutrition center.

Laboratory

NutriControl’s laboratory is filled with modern analysis instruments that quickly and accurately give the results you are looking for. A large part of the analyzes that we perform are accredited by the RvA.

Portal

Our digital customer portal has been developed together with the users. This way it has become a useful tool for your quality department. Within the portal there are a few tricks that can help improve your quality control.

You can make templates for returning analysis. With this you can register your samples faster and reduce the chance of human error. This can save your quality department time and energy. There is also an option to set your personal target values,  this makes checking your results easier. You can see in an instant which samples are within your target.

NIR Cloud

During the production of your products enriched with alternative proteins, it is important that you are aware of the chemical values ​​of your raw materials and end products. When you purchase a NIR-Instrument you can use our reliable calibration lines. This allows you to generate reliable chemical results from your own production location within seconds immediately after starting with the NIR-Cloud.

If you would like more information about the NIR Cloud and the conveniences this entails when working with alternative proteins, please contact us. We would love to help you.

Categories of alternative proteins

Within Nutricontrol we have divided the alternative proteins into three categories: vegetable, aqua and animal. Below you can find more information about these specific categories.