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How to successfully add milk substitutes to your product portfolio

Are you planning to expand your portfolio of milk and dairy products to include vegan alternatives? With Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories in Germany you will get analyses and consulting services for both product groups from a single source: As a one-stop shop, we offer you the complete package of analyses for milk and milk substitutes. Our experts have comprehensive expertise and support you from the idea to the market-ready product.

Your benefits at a glance

Purchaising:

  • The right raw material: advice on raw material requirements (characteristics, sensory, quality)
  • Check before you buy: monitoring plans, clearance analyses, international sampling and supplier audits

Product development:

  • Recipe testing: compliance with food law requirements
  • From idea to implementation: stability tests for pilot tests and in-line trials
  • Identifying process risks at an early stage: Support in the preparation of pre-HACCP concepts
  • Taste makes the difference: sensory testing and training of own panels

Quality management:

  • Purely plant-based: analytical confirmation of the "vegan" claim
  • Allergen management: analytical confirmation of cleaning efficiency (avoidance of cross-contamination)
  • The right label: declaration testing and food law consulting (e.g. claims, Nutri-Score)
  • Everything from a single source: easy analysis management through Eurofins one-stop-shop


Milk vs milk substitutes: new challenges for producers

Compared to dairy products, the production of milk substitutes presents you with new challenges. From an analytical point of view, for example, pesticides and mycotoxins come more into focus. Allergen management must also be adapted, especially when classic dairy products and vegan alternatives are run on one production line.

These are the four most common raw materials for plant-based drinks with some specific analysis parameters

The four most common raw materials for vegetable drinks with some specific analysis parameters


Analytical solutions – tailored to your needs

In addition to basic analysis (nutritional analysis, vitamins, minerals) and microbiology (pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms, hygiene status), our portfolio includes a variety of analyses from the areas of

  • residues and contaminants (e.g. mycotoxins, plant alkaloids, pesticides)
  • molecular biology (GMOs, detection of animal components)
  • allergens (e.g. soy, nuts, lupine, gluten)


Complementary services: consulting and training

Beyond analytics, the Eurofins laboratory network for Food and Feed Testing in Germany with its experienced experts also offers you complementary services and consulting, such as international labelling tests or a comprehensive online training offering.


Contact us!

Would you like to order an analysis, get advice on creating your test plan or do you have any questions for our experts? Then don't hesitate to contact us. Feel free to contact your personal account manager or our expert Annette Hufnagel. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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