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Plant-based snacks have become popular in recent years, driven by a growing demand for healthier and more sustainable food options. Plant-based snacks offer a wide selection of flavors, textures, and nutrients, giving consumers more plant-based food options in their diet.

One of the plant-based snacks is chickpea balls. It’s crunchy and savory, seasoned with various herbs and spices, and also rich in protein and fiber. The key to achieving the perfect texture is choosing the suitable ingredients. Adding hydrocolloid to the products will help to maintain the desired product texture, consistency, and shelf life.

Our R&D team accomplishes this challenge by using phytaFIBER to make plant-based chickpea balls. phytaFIBER is a Gracilariopsis longissima seaweed powder that has excellent performance as a texturizer and functional fiber. phytaFIBER is processed without any chemical ingredients, making it suitable for clean label and E-number free products and also giving customers flexibility to declare it as a food ingredient.

Another advantage of phyaFIBER is its easy preparation since it starts to dissolve at warm temperature, while heating at 60°C allows it to form cohesive gel upon cooling. phytaFIBER acts as a binding agent and prevents moisture loss and syneresis, resulting moist and tender chickpea balls. 

Please contact us to get further information and the recipe of chickpea balls with phytaFIBER.

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