The plant-based drink space is evolving, and barley is ready to shake things up. With its nutritional profile, naturally mild sweetness, affordability and sustainable sourcing potential, barley provides an exciting foundation for delicious and functional plant-based drinks.
Highly adaptable to different climates, barley thrives across the globe making it one of the top five most grown grains. It supports more resilient and sustainable ingredient sourcing.
Barley is one of the world’s earliest crops. Cultivated by humankind for over 10,000 years and nowadays inspiring plant-based innovation.
Barley is ranked as one of the healthiest grains. It is a natural source of fiber, protein, and essential micronutrients1 .
Its naturally mild taste and creamy texture make it an ideal base for dairy alternatives. Barley is incredibly versatile and pairs well with coffee, cereals, smoothies, or simply on its own!
Compared to many other crops, barley requires less water, land, and fertilizer, helping reduce the environmental impact of production2 .
From dairy alternatives to nutritional beverages, our solutions unlock barley's full potential by optimizing sweetness, texture, nutrition and stability, ensuring a premium drinking experience that meets the expectations of today's consumers.
And see how our solutions can help you create the next generation of plant-based barley drinks.
We know that creating winning products requires a partner you can trust. One who collaborates closely with you and brings expertise across disciplines. With deep technical expertise, application know-how, and regulatory guidance, our teams provide end-to-end support, backed by consumer insights and scientific knowledge, to help turn ideas into products that consumers love.
Unlock the natural sweetness and create the initial mouthfeel of barley.
Enhance mouthfeel and product stability with hydrocolloids.
Algal Omega-3 fatty acids and custom vitamin and mineral blends to boost health appeal.
Masking solutions and natural flavors to refine taste and aroma.
Explore how dsm-firmenich’s solutions can help you overcome technical and nutritional challenges in creating trending plant-based meal replacement and nutritional beverages.
Discover how to calculate and fill the nutritional gap in plant-based dairy alternatives.
Give your customers an elevated coffee-drinking experience. Developing a plant-based alternative to milk for barista applications can be a challenging task – at least, it can if you don’t have dsm-firmenich’s Barista toolbox. Containing multiple ingredient solutions, our toolbox is targeted at overcoming some of the main challenges manufacturers face, such as improving the visual appearance and stability of products when mixed with coffee or achieving the ideal foam level, stability, and bubble size without any compromise on taste.
