AAK Launches AkoVeg Coconut Oil with Fiber Flakes for Improved Marbling in Meat Alternatives

AAK, a global Sweden-based ingredient supplier of value-adding specialty fats and oils, has launched its latest plant-based innovation.  AkoVeg 163-14 is a coconut oil and soluble fiber flake product, which may enable formulators to produce a plant-based meat that may contain less total fat and no cholesterol, yet offers similar visual appeal and cooking attributes as traditional marbled meat products. 
“In plant-based marbled meat, pure fat solutions are prone to melting under high heat conditions which result in voids,” said Andrea Weis, Scientist II, at AAK USA, Inc. “Our AkoVeg 163-14 coconut oil and insoluble fiber flake presents formulators with a solution to mitigate void formation across various heat processing stages, while simultaneously enhancing visual marbling for more authentic meat alternative appearances.”