Chocolate and confectionery

Health-conscious consumers demand a combination of indulgence and healthiness from confectionery and chocolate products.

Valio’s patented technology and sustainably produced Finnish dairy ingredients allow food and beverage producers to innovate new products with better nutritional values and authentic sensory experiences.

Our solution enables the manufacture of milk chocolate with the health claim of ‘30% less sugar’. No artificial sweeteners are needed.

We also offer ingredients and recipes for manufacturing lactose free or low lactose products for digestive comfort. Our clean label solutions enable the reformulation of products by replacing E-code ingredients while maintaining excellent taste.

Valio’s experienced staff is happy to help you with technical support, recipes, samples, and assistance in meeting regulations and enhancing the added value of your products.

Our application areas are milk and white chocolate, sweet spreads, fat-based fillings, fudges, toffee, milk caramel and cacao drink powders.

Solutions for chocolate and confectionery

OVERVIEW - Naturality continues to drive sugar reduction innovation Less sugar, clean label, and natural – that is what consumers are looking for in their milk chocolate. With milk-based protein, confectionery manufacturers can reduce sugar levels without compromising important product qualities such as taste and texture. No artificial sweeteners or preservatives are needed.

Implementation of sugar taxes and the ongoing health and wellness trends have created a hot market for new and innovative reduced sugar products. Consumers are looking to avoid sugar also in the indulgence category. Naturally sugar reduced products are the best match for consumers’ better-for-you demand.

BENEFITS: The trend of sugar avoidance sets a challenge for confectionery manufacturers, as sugar is the main component in creating the sweet taste of chocolate. Sugar also enhances the texture and prolongs the shelf life of chocolate and confectionery products.

Valio’s solution enables:

• manufacture of clean label chocolate with the health claim of ‘30% less sugar’.
  • A peer reviewed article reports that ‘30% less sugar’ chocolate made with Valio's solution was rated equal in taste and texture to regular chocolate.
• Sugar is reduced naturally by adding high quality milk ingredients.
• No artificial sweeteners, no laxative or other side effects.
• Securing an authentic taste and texture.
• Possibility for the reduced sugar / 30% less sugar package claim.

APPLICATIONS: Chocolate / Sweet spreads / Fat based fillings / Fudges/ Toffee, milk caramel / Cacao drink powder

PRODUCTS: Valio milk powders for sugar reduction:

OVERVIEW Consumers are seeking digestive comfort and making food choices accordingly. Globally, millions suffer from a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms such as lactose intolerance and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).The trend of gut-friendly food products also applies to confectionery and chocolates.

Confectionery and chocolate manufacturers can meet the trend of digestive comfort and generate a whole new market potential by producing lactose free or low lactose products. With Valio’s cutting-edge dairy ingredients, you can manufacture delicious free from lactose chocolate products with a rich and milky, slightly toffee-like taste.

BENEFITS: Traditional milk chocolate can be converted into lactose free chocolate and meet the trend of digestive wellness. Modifying existing recipes to lactose free is easy by replacing regular milk powders with Valio Eila® lactose free milk powder.

Digestive wellness is provided by fully predigested lactose enabling products with as low as 0.01% lactose. The taste remains natural and fresh thanks to Valio’s patented production method with filteration and unchanged milk mineral composition.

With Valio Eila® lactose free powders you can:

• Produce milk chocolate with significant reduction in lactose level enabling ‘Lactose free’ claim
• Easily replace standard milk or milk powder
  • Have benefits in production from Valio Eila® PRO powders/ less hydroscopic quality
  • Also the dosage can be 20-25% lower
• Choose different taste profiles
  • Natural, fresh and full milky taste with Valio Eila® PRO
  • Sweet milky taste with caramel and roasted flavors with Valio Eila® SWEET

APPLICATIONS: Chocolate, milk and white / Sweet spreads / Fat based fillings / Fudges/ Toffee, milk caramel /Cacao drink powder

PRODUCTS:

OVERVIEW The drive towards clean label products with recognisable ingredient lists has have been the food and beverage industry megatrend. Consumers are demanding transparency about the ingredients, as well as the origins and methods of production.

CONSUMERS EXPECTATIONS FOR CLEAN LABEL PRODUCTS:

• No artificial flavors, preservatives, additives
• Minimally processed, non-GMO
• Short and familiar ingredient list, real and nutrious
• Transparency in supply chain
• Sustainably sourced, origin of ingredients

APPLICATIONS: Chocolate, milk and white/Sweet spreads/Fat based fillings/Fudges/Toffee, milk caramel/Cacao drink

PRODUCTS With Valio Eila® powders you can obtain cleaner label and enhance natural image with less ingredients.