Tate & Lyle, Solvay Partner on Prebiotic

LONDON Tate & Lyle announced an agreement with Solvay to sell Solactis® Galactofructose for use in bakery and other food and beverage applications in Europe (excluding Spain and Portugal), the Middle East and Africa.

Tate & Lyle and Solvay will use the ingredient to create a range of better for you food applications for and with customers.

Solactis Galactofructose is a non-digestible carbohydrate derived from milk. Following comprehensive clinical trials, Galactofructose has been shown to deliver wide ranging health benefits as a prebiotic ingredient, which also regulates digestive transit at very low dosages. In addition, scientific results suggest that it could be beneficial in stimulating mineral absorption, and helpful in managing weight.

 Galactofructose is an extremely functional food ingredient and has been shown to have excellent digestive effects, as well as other important benefits, said  James Blunt, Vice-President Sales & Marketing Tate & Lyle Food Ingredients Europe. Our partnership with Solvay is a natural fit. We will be able to combine their substantial experience and nutritional knowledge of Galactofructose with our own ingredients expertise, to develop products which are healthy and taste great.