Vestkorn Milling: pulse-based food ingredients

• Published 28 November 2022; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Availability: Europe. Company is presented as part of dsm-firmenich.
• Raw materials and portfolio: peas, faba beans and chickpeas are processed into protein concentrates, fibres, starches, flours and textured vegetable protein (TVP). Internationally marketed protein products are under the Vertis™ brand, including concentrates and TVPs in multiple formats; TVPs are available as shredded, mince and chunks.
• Production chain: at Tau, pulses are dry-processed into concentrates and further transformed into TVP. The integrated chain is described as traceable from raw pulse to finished ingredient.
• Product development: Vestkorn’s Innovation Department and on-site test centre work with customers, market specialists and production teams. The article says rapid prototyping, application trials and texture optimisation support progression from concept to scaled manufacturing.
• Food applications: plant-based foods (texture, juiciness, bite, protein and nutrition); hybrid products such as sausages, meatballs, mince and fish cakes; and conventional meat, bakery and dairy products, where ingredients can support water binding, firmness, yield, texture and cost optimisation.
• Processing and environmental claims: the Tau dry process uses no chemicals and generates no wastewater; the article says it reduces energy use and carbon footprint compared with conventional wet processing. European pulses are described as a climate-efficient protein source that can support soil health and reduce reliance on imported soy.
• Market positioning: page focuses on flexitarian demand for familiar taste and texture, clear labels and sustainability improvements, with production aimed at plant-based, hybrid and conventional food categories.
• Contact links: Gunn Elin Hodne South and Jesper Olesen; the page directs inquiries through its contact form. Vestkorn Milling AS, Kvernvegen 62, 4120 Tau, Norway. Website: vestkorn.com.
• Listed industry: agritech and food production. Linked SDGs: 2 and 12.

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• Published 28 November 2022; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Marked available in Europe; listed under Agritech and food production.
• Vestkorn Milling, part of dsm-firmenich, makes ingredients from peas, faba beans and chickpeas. Its portfolio includes protein concentrates, fibres, starches, flours and textured vegetable proteins (TVP). Protein products are sold internationally under the Vertis™ brand, including concentrates and TVPs in shredded, mince and chunk formats.
• Production at Tau uses an integrated value chain: pulses are dry-processed into concentrates and further made into TVP. The company says this gives traceability from raw pulse to finished ingredient. Its Innovation Department and onsite test centre work with customers on rapid prototypes, application trials and texture optimisation for scale-up.
• The ingredients are offered for plant-based, hybrid and conventional products across meat, fish, bakery and dairy. The page describes use in plant-based foods for texture, juiciness, bite, protein and nutrition; in hybrid sausages, meatballs, mince and fish cakes; and in conventional products to improve water binding, firmness, yield and texture.
• Vestkorn says its dry process uses no chemicals and creates no wastewater, and uses less energy and has a lower carbon footprint than conventional wet processing. These are company comparisons; the page gives no lifecycle assessment or quantified energy/emissions data.
• The article presents European pulses as a climate-efficient protein source that can support soil health and reduce dependence on imported soy. It frames demand around flexitarian diets and hybrid products, but supplies no specific market-size forecast.
• Linked to SDGs 2 and 12. The company is described as a leading European pulse-ingredient producer; this is its own positioning in the article.
• Company: VESTKORN MILLING AS, part of dsm-firmenich, Kvernvegen 62, 4120 Tau, Norway; vestkorn.com. The page offers a “Get in touch” form rather than listing a named individual contact.