Weight management may have been replaced by a “whole health” approach, but it’s still a key issue and calls on protein, fiber, probiotics, and botanicals as well as fat and sugar replacers for crafting food and beverage products that help folks lose or maintain weight.
Where the focus in developing foods and beverages for better weight management once was on sweeteners and calorie cutting, today’s weight-management products reflect the protein trend, especially the emphasis on plant proteins. As plant-protein ingredients continue to gain ground, new introductions to the market offer formulators more options to experiment with.