- Ingredients and Food
Defatting natural products
Extraction of oils and fats using supercritical CO₂ to reduce lipid content in food products
Reducing lipid content in food products
We can reduce the lipid content in food products (especially matrices rich in plant proteins), enabling the simultaneous production of low-fat food products — even with fat contents below 1% — together with high-quality natural oils and fats free from solvent residues and suitable for a wide range of applications (food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc.).
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Obtain plant-protein-rich products with low fat contents, even below 1%. Protein ingredients, texturisable proteins, sports nutrition ingredients (Sports Food)
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Interest in having an alternative technology to those currently used to obtain defatted products, adding greater value through the absence of solvents
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Obtain defatted products while maintaining their original format, since neither liquid solvents nor pressing are used (example: defatted cereal flakes). Functional ingredients, dietary products, sports nutrition, etc.
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Diversify products and maximise opportunities to obtain two valuable fractions from the same raw material
At AINIA, we provide value to obtain:
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Defatted raw materials without organic solvents
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Protein ingredients with higher protein concentration, texturisable properties and lower calorie content
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Valuable natural fractions without organic solvents for high-added-value applications and premium products
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A process without high temperatures that generate off-flavours
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A process without volatile organic auxiliary substances
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The possibility of valorising raw materials after fat extraction for obtaining other products (other solvent extraction methods, alternative uses, etc.)
Tailored solutions
Tailored solutions are offered depending on the company’s starting point and target objectives, and may include some or all of the following stages:
Technological suitability study
Experimental exploration to obtain real data supporting or rejecting the suitability hypothesis of the technology for the proposed objective.
Process development / scale-up
Selection and adjustment of conditions for industrial-scale estimation. Experimental study to define the main variables involved in relation to raw materials, process conditions, etc., including tests at different scales to evaluate scale-up possibilities within pilot capabilities. Processing cost estimation.
Industrial application
First industrial trial. Experimental study with tests aimed at validating, at industrial scale, the direct application of conditions established at pilot scale and adjusting the main variables impacting process economics. Identification of processing costs for different batch sizes under the agreed quality specifications.
Industrial batch production agreement
Successive application of a defined production process in terms of process variables and associated economic conditions for the agreed batch size.
New technologies in alternative proteins
3D printers
Our extensive expertise in cell culture and regenerative medicine and tissue engineering techniques… Cultivated meat is produced using the same cell types as conventional meat, arranged in the same or a similar structure to animal tissues, thereby replicating the sensory and nutritional profiles of conventional meat.
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