Background:
- Westhove
(WH) is based in Arques in N. France and is now part of the
Limagrain Group.
- WH
is Europe's premier supplier of thermally processed cereal
ingredients.
- WH
commissioned their unique "Farigel" process line in 1988
and specialise in the "hydrothermic" treatment of a
wide range of cereal flours, fibres and germs.
- The
majority of WH cereal ingredients are exported to multinational
customers.
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Product Range &
Properties:
- "Farigel"
processed wheat flours & germ; maize meals, flours and germ;
rice, barley and rye flours and oat meals.
- "Farigel"
processed brans from wheat & maize.
- "Farigel"
processed pea fibre.
- "Farigel"
based dry mix Masa
Harina maize meal & blends from both white and yellow maize
stocks.
- Masa
Harina for the manufacturer of Tex Mex maize based products,
especially tortilla chips.
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Unique Benefits:
-
Exclusive access to specific varieties of different cereals,
when combined with the Farigel process enables the
development of cereal ingredients with unique
functionalities.
- High
level of technical, development and application support
available on a confidential basis.
- Constant
innovation policy in terms of both products and applications.
- Strict
raw material selection policy to guarantee purity and consistency.
- All
products benefit from full traceability.
- For
maize products, WH ensure these are from nil GM seed stock. PCR testing
throughout the supply chain is used to ensure integrity and non GM status.
- Low
microbiological counts and oxidative stability.
- The
Farigel process yields natural food ingredients with hydration and
binding characteristics, which can substitute for existing binders
and allow a "clean" product label.
- Masa
Harina products for Tex Mex applications tailored to the customers' process for
predictable processing and reduced wastage.
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Applications:
- Cereals
and breakfast cereals - for extrusion, cold / hot solubility and
texture.
- Snacks
- for controlled expansion, extrusion, sheeting and texture.
- Masa
Harina - for tortilla chips.
- Bread
& pastry - in instant choux pastry mixes, softened crumb texture,
fibre inclusions.
- Prepared
foods - as coating components, instant sauces, meat binders &
texturisers.
- Nutritional
foods - stabilised germs and fibres as ingredients in dietetic
foods.
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Certifications &
Accreditations:
-
BRC Global Food Standard, Grade
B
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Certified HACCP
-
Kosher & Halal
certificates
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