MGP Ingredients - Wheat Protein and Starch Based Functional Ingredients

MGP Ingredients, Inc., is a recognized leader in the production of natural ingredients derived from wheat. At our fully integrated processing facilities in Atchison and Pekin, Illinois, and at our protein and starch mixing plant in Kansas City, Kansas we utilize the latest technologies to assure quality and to maintain efficient production and service capabilities. These facilities provide multi-plant sourcing and are operated 24 hours daily throughout the year.

WHEAT PROTEINS AND STARCHES

Innovative research in wheat protein and wheat starch chemistry is ongoing at MGP Ingredients. Our scientists focus their expertise on developing highly functional ingredients that produce superior results in a growing array of food applications. By closely monitoring consumer-driven changes, our technical sales and service representatives stay current with evolving needs in the marketplace. Their awareness, combined with an understanding of process technology, equips them to work directly with customers to create desired results in customized formulations using our specialty wheat proteins and starches.

Wheat starches:

• Midsol™ cook-up wheat starches
• Midset™ cook-up wheat starches
• Pregel™ pregelatinized wheat starches
• Fibersym™ 70 modified resistant wheat starch

Wheat proteins:

• Arise™ wheat protein isolates
• Vital wheat gluten
• Wheat gliadin
• Wheat glutenin

WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATES AND PREGELATINIZED STARCHES FOR BAKING

MGP Ingredients offers a variety of wheat proteins and wheat starches to meet your baking needs. From our Arise™ line of wheat protein isolates to our Pregel™ pregelatinized starches, we can offer you premium ingredients for nearly any baking application.

And that's not all. With MGP Ingredients, you get the total baking solution: in addition to our world-class ingredients, you will receive the benefit of working with our highly trained technical sales team as well as having access to our bright group of R&D formulators. So read on, and contact us for more on how we can help you create better baking solutions.

WHEAT-BASED INGREDIENTS FOR PREPARED FOODS

When you're formulating for soups and gravies, you need ingredients that can control texture, enhance product appearance and provide freeze-thaw stability. If you’re serving pasta in a food service setting, you want ingredients that can improve product performance under the lights of a heat lamp. And if you're creating a better-tasting vegetarian burger, you need a better-tasting primary ingredient.

At MGP Ingredients, we can offer solutions to all of these prepared foods questions, and so much more.

WHEATEX - TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN

When choosing ingredients for a vegetarian formulation, MGP Ingredients offers products that outperform the competition. Wheatex™ is an unflavored, textured, dry wheat protein available in a variety of sizes and colors. Wheatex™ can also be used as an extender for a variety of applications including: shredded beef, chicken, fish, turkey, pork, barbecue, seafood, etc. Wheatex™ can also be used as a meat replacer for excellent tasting vegetarian products.

MIDSOL FP™ 600 WHEAT PROTEIN FOR BINDING

Midsol FP™ 600 is a specialty wheat protein used for binding applications. Midsol FP™ 600 provides tremendous binding and mouth-feel characteristics in low-fat meat emulsions and restructured meat products. It is also an excellent binder for vegetarian products such as veggie burgers, meatballs, meatloaf, etc., and it imparts a meat-like texture. In addition, Midsol FP™ 600 can be used for the manufacture of pizza doughs, in which it improves texture and enables easier handling. It also has applications in flour tortillas. Midsol FP™ 600 can stabilize and improve the texture of surimi-type products and can be used in canned pasta providing excellent stability during retort (heating) cycle.