UAE Business: Innovative plant-based food solutions scoop industry awards – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Innovative plant-based food solutions scoop industry awards – Gulf Digital News

Dubai-headquartered Food Specialities Limited (FSL) has won two Industry Excellence awards for its plant-based shish kebab and sugar-reduced chocolate spread. The two products won in the Innovative Ingredients Solutions category at the recent Gulfood Manufacturing.

The plant-based shish-kebab is the first meat alternative solution designed to suit the Arab taste profile in a market surrounded by western meat alternatives. The healthy but indulgent chocolate spread breaks new ground by containing half the sugar of similar brands, but with all the sweetness and no sweeteners.

From its application lab in Dubai, the company developed the region’s first plant-based shish kebab with pea protein, coconut fat and plant fibres making the product rich in protein and fibres which adds a nutritional advantage over meat products which contain cholesterol, trans fats and zero fibre. The FSL vegan food solution is also 700% more sustainable in terms of greenhouse gas emissions than meat.

Catering to the Middle East consumer

The kebabs are free of soy and gluten making them allergen free and suitable for vegetarians, vegans, ‘flexitarians’, keto diets and those with certain allergies and intolerances. It’s also halal and free from dairy and egg. Made with the best plant-based ingredients sourced from world-renowned manufacturers in Europe, the