Start with the properties of the active ingredient and the intended manufacturing and delivery format. For dry actives, heat-treated rice flour can be evaluated as a carrier or bulking ingredient. Where liquids such as aqueous concentrates need to be incorporated into a powder system, soluble or pregelatinised rice ingredients offer another route to investigate.

Important evaluation points include flowability, caking tendency, hygroscopicity and bulk density, alongside taste and final processing conditions. Rice flour primarily acts as a physical carrier or bulking ingredient and should not be assumed to improve the bioavailability of an active ingredient.

A short discussion with our team can help translate your active, dosage format and processing requirements into a focused carrier trial plan.

For medical and specialised nutrition, pea and fava bean protein concentrates can be evaluated for protein-enriched products, while pea and chickpea protein concentrates are relevant options for nutritional drinks. Selection should reflect more than the desired protein level.

Consider serving size, sensory profile, dispersibility and texture, together with the intended processing route. In beverages, sedimentation can also be an important development parameter. The finished formulation must ultimately be assessed against its nutritional target, process and applicable labelling and claim requirements.

If you already have a baseline formulation, our experienced application experts can help you compare the most relevant protein routes side by side.

A concentrated pea fibre offers a potential route for fibre enrichment in medical and specialised nutrition concepts. Its suitability depends on the finished-product format and the wider formulation, so the fibre target should be considered together with product quality and processing requirements.

During development, assess the ingredient within the complete formulation rather than solely against its fibre contribution. Water management, texture and sensory performance may all influence the appropriate inclusion strategy. Any intended nutrition or health-related claim requires product- and market-specific substantiation.

Bring us your target product and nutritional brief, and we can explore which fibre direction is most relevant to assess in your formulation.

When a liquid ingredient needs to become part of a powder system, soluble or pregelatinised rice ingredients can be evaluated as carrier options. This route is relevant for ingredients such as oils, aqueous concentrates and other liquid components where powder conversion and handling are central to the formulation brief.

The appropriate ingredient and loading level remain application-specific. Trials should assess liquid load, flowability and caking tendency, alongside bulk density, sensory impact, hygroscopicity and downstream processing. Packaging and stability should then be confirmed under the intended product conditions.

If you would like to test the concept in your own process, we can help identify relevant rice ingredients or samples to evaluate where appropriate.

For instant or cold-prepared formats, pregelatinised rice flour can be evaluated where cold-water viscosity and body are required. Other rice ingredient routes may be relevant where a lower-viscosity or more soluble system is preferred, depending on the formulation and process.

A meaningful trial should look beyond initial thickening. Evaluate hydration temperature, viscosity, mouthfeel and reconstitution time, as well as particle size and suspension stability where relevant. The complete formulation should subsequently be assessed for processing, stability and packaging performance under intended conditions.

Every formulation has its own constraints, so our application specialists can work from your actual product brief to help focus the first trials on the most relevant ingredient possibilities.