Drinde™
Drinde™ is a range of functional animal proteins made from 100 % pork skin, and suitable for various meat products.
Drinde™ is a superfine powder produced in the UK and available in BQAP format to meet Red Tractor requirements.
The products promoted under the trademark Drinde™ are exclusively produced, marketed and sold in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Please, refer to our general disclaimer and your local Essentia sales representative for more information.
Please, refer to our general disclaimer and your local Essentia sales representatives for more information about products and availability in your region.
Ingredient variants
Benefits
Functionality
- Improved appearance and enhanced eating experience
- Improved texture and consistency
- Increased yield
- Reduced purge
- Improved sliceability
- Improved juiciness
- Improved cost-in-use
Clean label ingredient
- 100 % natural origin
- No GMO
- No known allergens
- No E–numbers
Other benefits
- Easy to use
- Long shelf life
- Microbiologically stable
- Storage at ambient temperature
Catalogues
Find inspiration among a variety of related applications
Learn how it is used
Cooked sausages and cold cuts
Our proteins boast unique water and fat binding abilities crucial for hot or cold use. Achieve the ideal bite with our meat and blood-based proteins, reducing costs and optimizing formulation for an unparalleled production process.
Liver sausages and pâtés
Elevate your meat spreads and liver sausages with ScanPro™ proteins, ensuring a delightful texture, superior sliceability, and enhanced mouthfeel. Uniquely balancing water and fat binding, our 100% natural proteins offer a clean label, free from additives and allergens.
Canned products
Elevate canned meats with AProPork™ and collagen solutions. Heat-resistant APro™ and ScanPro™ enhance texture, while collagen ensures ideal elasticity and improved sliceability.
Cooked salami
Advance your cooked salami game with our protein solutions best for optimizing cost-in-use and strong gel-forming properties for enhanced texture, structure, stability, and sliceability, delivering the perfect bite.
Meatballs and burgers
Opt for premium ingredients with superior water binding and heat stability for an irresistibly satisfying warm dining experience. Ground-meat delights like burgers and meatballs demand exquisite juiciness and texture. Choosing premium ingredients with superior water binding and heat stability is key for a delightful experience.
Fresh and cooked ground sausages
Enhance sausages with versatile protein. Varied particle sizes improve texture, structure, and desired bite. Strong water-binding and emulsifying properties cut costs, optimizing formulation for efficiency.
Reformed ham
Functional proteins enhance meat products by improving cohesion, water retention, and texture. Collagen imparts elasticity, enhancing sliceability. Incorporating our proteins in tumbling creates a reformed ham with 150% extension, superior quality, and cost-effective production, eliminating the need for injection. Stay competitive with easy, high-quality solutions.
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