My current protein enrichment solution is too expensive. What are my alternatives to have lower production costs?

Is your current protein-enrichment solution too pricey? Are you spending more than you want to for higher value products that go into or become bacon or ham, sauces or soups, and bouillons or hot pots? Or perhaps your protein enrichment solution is not performing how you need it to?

Sonac has a cost-competitive, high-quality solution that you should explore. It’s called QBoost Pork Hydro-P Premium.

What is QBoost Pork Hydro-P Premium?

Hydro-P Premium is a hydrolyzed collagen protein powder that’s made from pork bones. The collagen is extracted from porcine bones and broken down into shorter peptides, dried, and then sold as a powder. Because the collagen is broken down into shorter peptides (i.e., hydrolyzed), it’s completely soluble.

Hydro-P Premium works in a variety of pork products like cooked hams, smoked and cooked bacon, sauces, broths and more. Among other benefits, this product will boost protein content, water retention and total product yield.

A more affordable protein-enrichment solution

Hydrolyzed porcine protein is typically derived from pork skin. As a result, it fluctuates much more than the price of pork bone products. Our Hydro-P Premium comes from porcine bones.

What’s more, at Sonac, we’re dedicated to the meat and savory markets. Our experts in the field and in our labs focus on optimizing your meat products with our broad range of animal protein, of which hydrolyzed collagen like Hydro-P Premium plays an important role. We only use raw bone materials and have dedicated ourselves to the meat market—both of which are key factors that keep our prices stable. Also, we continue to invest in vertical integration and that increases availability and helps temper costs.

Increased availability of a protein-enrichment solution

If the hydrolyzed pork collagen protein that you are using comes predominantly from pork skins, you are likely quite familiar with the challenges around availability. Those prices fluctuate greatly, yes, and also other outlets, such as sports nutrition and beauty foods, are seeking out these ingredients, which also fuels demand.

Looking instead to hydrolyzed collagen from pork bones (compared to skin) has the potential to stabilize sourcing and availability.

An alternative to your current protein solution

Choosing Hydro-P Premium can help lower your costs in part because modern production technology allows us at Sonac to offer this product at a very competitive price. And also, using Hydro-P Premium has been shown to increase the yield of your end product, which is another cost savings.

If you’re interested in learning more about Hydro-P Premium, download our whitepaper "The benefits of hydrolyzed collagen for pork meat" here.

Connect with one of our product specialists to secure a sample of Hydro-P Premium to try yoursel