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Mild and creamy low-fat yoghurts with new cultures

Chr. Hansen launches 6 new cultures within the Yo-flex® and Nu-trish® segment that offers up to 20% more texture in the final yoghurt.

"The goal has been to develop new cultures that improve texture formation by up to 20% and at the same time provide the unique mildness, the fast fermentation and the robustness already known from our other DVS® cultures", says Hans Christian Bejder, Global Marketing Manager, Chr. Hansen.

The health trend

Health is a very important food trend on the global market today and within the yoghurt category health translates into low fat, low sugar and probiotic effect. The new Chr. Hansen cultures provide the possibility to naturally decrease the use of fat and sugar in yoghurts through strains unique for their low post acidification giving a mild yoghurt product. Further, some of the new cultures contain well-known, documented probiotic strains - BB-12®
and LA-5®.

Low fat with creamy texture

The 20% higher texture makes it possible to develop low fat or no fat products and still maintain creaminess and smoothness. The cultures thus meet the global manufacturer and consumer demand that appearance, texture and taste in low fat yoghurt may not be different from full fat yoghurt.

"When we started the development process we were facing many trials and severe technical challenges. But I am happy to say that we have succeeded, not least due to our strong international development organisation as well as our competence level within selection and characterisation of lactic acid bacteria and composing of unique cultures", says Esben Laulund, Vice President, Product Development, Cultures & Enzymes, Chr. Hansen.

Careful testing

The new culture names are: YF-L901, YF-L902, YF-L705, YF-L706, ABY-10 and ABT-10. Chr. Hansen has carefully tested all new cultures in industrial scale yoghurt plants before market introduction.

"In Chr. Hansen we constantly work on providing the market with new cultures that meet the requirements for high quality, uniformity, safety and flexibility in modern yoghurt production", concludes Hans Christian Bejder.

Topics

Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The products include cultures, enzymes, probiotics and natural colors, and all solutions are based on strong research and development competencies coupled with significant technology investments. Revenue in the 2013/14 financial year was EUR 756 million. The company holds a leading market position in all its divisions: Cultures & Enzymes, Health & Nutrition and Natural Colors. It has more than 2,500 dedicated employees in over 30 countries and main production facilities in Denmark, France, USA and Germany. Chr. Hansen was founded in 1874 and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.

Contacts

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Helle Rexen

Press contact Media relations officer +45 20 74 28 40

About us

Chr. Hansen is a global, differentiated bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. At Chr. Hansen we are uniquely positioned to drive positive change through microbial solutions. We have worked for over 150 years to enable sustainable agriculture, better food and healthier living for more people around the world. Our microbial and fermentation technology platforms, including our broad and relevant collection of around 50,000 microbial strains, have game-changing potential. Matching customer needs and global trends we continue to unlock the power of good bacteria to respond to global challenges such as food waste, global health and the overuse of antibiotics and pesticides. As one of the world’s most sustainable companies, we touch the lives of more than 1 billion people every day. Driven by our legacy of innovation and curiosity to pioneer science, our purpose – To grow a better world. Naturally. – is at the heart of everything we do.

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

Boege Allé 10-12
DK-2970 Hoersholm
Denmark

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