FOOD & NUTRITION
Brenntag Food & Nutrition – we are at home everywhere in the world
Brenntag has initiated the worldwide formation of the Food & Nutrition brand and unit. With Brenntag’s strong distribution capabilities and specialized support for the Food & Nutrition market, we want our partners to Sense the Difference – both in their product and business. Brenntag Food & Nutrition operates in 6 continents, 73 countries and 28 food application and development centers. The new brand is not only an acknowledgement of the globally growing ingredients sector, but also a demonstration of our dedication and commitment to food and highest-quality products. Our passion for food and nutrition is at the heart of our doing.
We are proud of having built a reputation of partnering with the best suppliers of ingredients and additives to serve our customer’s needs and desires. With our robust international and local infrastructures in place, we will be able to share this expertise freely across borders, empowering our technologists around the world to deliver tailor-made food formulations. We are at home everywhere in the world and our specialized teams are at your service to ensure your success in the universe of food. For more information regarding Brenntag Food & Nutrition, please visit www.brenntag.com/food-nutrition
Food & Nutrition in Finland
Brenntag Food understands the importance of striking the right balance, from a product’s taste and texture to its appearance and shelf life. We have built a reputation for partnering with the best manufacturers of ingredients and additives and delivering the highest-quality products. Customers who work with Brenntag benefit from our wide-ranging technical expertise as well as our extensive market, industry and product know-how. Our experts work with customers to choose the right ingredients for their products, while our specialists develop solutions that are tailor-made for each customer’s unique and specific needs in areas including:
- Meat, Poultry & Fish Processing
- Bakery & Bread
- Dairy & Ice Cream
- Beverages & Alcoholic Drinks
- Chocolate & Confectionary
- Convenience Food
- Fruit & vegetable processing
LEVERAGING OUR EXPERTISE SUPPORTED BY OUR APPLICATION FACILITIES
Our experts test ingredients and additives and develop formulations at our own in-house application facilities. Brenntag Food knows the right ingredient combinations, interactions and processing conditions to get ingredients to perform to their fullest. Our team will help you achieve cost optimization and flexibility with alternative ingredients or develop innovative flavor profiles in a range of areas:
- Food Design
- Food Technology
- Health & nutrition
- Food safety & shelf life
- Processing Aids
- Food manufacturing
Our specialists, present in every European market, receive in-house training to keep abreast of the latest cutting-edge innovations and market trends. To best enable you to compete in today’s market and fully leverage our expertise and experience in food applications, we will organize events that include technical training and innovation workshops with a team of Brenntag specialists.
MINIMIZING COMPLEXITY WITH THE RIGHT QUALITY STANDARDS
We are fully committed to complying with the industry’s ever-growing safety and quality requirements. All of our facilities adhere to ISO standards and HACCP food safety regulations, and we will procure the full documentation and accompanying certificates for each product. Through negotiated agreements with our suppliers and an accurate system for keeping track of inventory, Brenntag reduces uncertainty in the supply-chain, ensuring that products will arrive right on time, at the right place, in the right quantity and quality.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT INGREDIENT CAN BE A CHALLENGE
The vast number of ingredients and additives is growing, the diversity of food applications becomes wider and selection of ingredients has become a complex process.

- Acetic acid
- Adipic acid
- Benzoic acid'
- Citric acid
- Fumaric acid
- Lactic acid
- Malic acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Propionic acid
- Sorbic acid
- Succinic acid
- Tartaric acid

- Alanine
- Arginine
- Asparagin
- Cysteine
- Cystine
- Glutamine
- Histidine
- Isoleucine
- Leucine
- Lysine
- Methionine
- Phenylalanine
- Taurine
- Threonine
- Tryptophan
- Tyrosine
- Valine
- Silicone based
- Vegetable oil based
- Diacetin
- Triacetin

- Ascorbic acid
- BHA
- BHT
- Erythorbates
- Erythorbic acid
- Rosemary extracts
- Sodium ascorbate
- Spearmint
- Tocopherols
- Rosmarinic acid
- Sulphites

- Amaranth
- Bulgur
- Chia seeds
- Heat treated flours
- Kamut
- Maize flakes
- Malted wheat kernels
- Malted rye kernels
- Puffed quinoa
- Puffed rice
- Puffed millet
- Puffed wheat kernels
- Quinoa
- Rice products
- Acids & Lyes
- Ammonia
- Flocculants
- Disinfectants
- Filter aids

Colours, syntetic
- Allura Red AC
- Black PN
- Brown HT
- Carmoisine
- Erythrosine
- Indigo Carmine
- Patent Blue
- Ponceau 4R
- Quinoline Yellow
- Sunset Yellow
- Tartrazine
Colours, natural
- Annatto
- Anthocyanin
- Beetroot Red
- Caramel
- Carbon Black
- Carmine Cochineal
- Carotene
- Chlorophyl
- Curcumin
- Paprika
- Titanium Dioxide
Clean Label Colours

- Almonds
- Apples
- Apricots
- Bananas
- Beans
- Beetroots
- Blueberries
- Carrots
- Cashew nuts
- Cranberries
- Hazelnuts
- Papaya
- Peas
- Pineapple
- Raisins
- Root vegetables

- Lecithin
- Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (MDG)
- MDG-esters
- Polysorbates
- Sucrose esters
- Cinnamon
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Sorbic acid
- Cellulose fibres
- Inulin
- Oligofructose

- Burnt sugar
- Caramel
- Caramel crunchies
- Caramel filling
- Cocoa Powder
- Coconut Cream Powder
- Flavouring
- Fruity caramel crunchies
- Licorice
- Malted chocolate powder
- Malt Extract
- Malted milk powder
- Menthol
- Natural Flavouring
- Vanilla Extract (Natural)
- Vanillin
- Wine Vinegar
- Mg - Ca Stearates
- Silica & silicates
- Tricalciumphosphate (TCP)

- Fruit concentrates
- Fruit crunchies
- Fruit extracts
- Fruit inclusions
- Fruit flakes
- Fruit powders
- Beeswax
- Carnauba Wax
- MCT oil
- Glycerin
- Monopropyleneglycol (MPG)

- Agar-agar
- Alginates
- Cara gum
- Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
- Carrageenan
- Gelatin
- Guar Gum
- Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC)
- Locust Bean Gum Methylcellulose (MC)
- Pectin
- Xanthan Gum

- Baking powders
- Ammonium bicarbonate
- Ammonium carbonate
- Potassium carbonate
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Sodium carbonate
- Carbonates
- Chelates
- Citrates
- Gluconates
- Lactates
- Phosphates
- Sulphates

- Mixes for baking/cereal industry
- Mixes for convenience food processing
- Mixes for fish processing
- Mixes for meat processing
- Natural spice mixes
- Phosphate mixes
- Preservative mixes
- Spice mixes with oleoresins
- Stabilizers
- Tailormade mixes for customers
- Texturizers

- Beta-glucans
- Caffeine
- Coenzym Q10
- Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
- Creatin
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin sulphate
- Green tea extract
- Hydrolyzed collagen
- Isoflavones
- Nutraceutical blends
- Omega-3-fatty acids
- Plant extracts
- Sterol esters
- Brine and cutter phosphates
- Polyphosphates
- Pyrophosphates
- Tripolyphosphates

- Acetic acid
- Benzoic acid
- Calcium acetate
- Calcium lactate
- Calcium propionate
- Fumaric acid
- Lactic acid
- Malic acid
- Potassium lactate
- Potassium metabisulphite
- Potassium sorbate
- Propionic acid
- Sodium acetate
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium diacetate
- Sodium lactate
- Sodium nitrate
- Sodium sulphite
- Sorbic acid
- Dairy proteins
- Hydrolysed collagen
- Hydrolysed milk proteins
- Soy protein concentrates
- Soy protein isolates
- Vegetable proteins
- Wheat gluten

- Calcium ascorbate
- Calcium gluconate
- Calcium lactate
- Calcium sulphate
- Citrates
- Monosodium citrate
- Potassium gluconate
- Salt
- Sea salts
- Sodium ascorbate
- Sodium metabisulphite
- Tricalcium citrate
- Trisodium citrate
- Tripotassium citrate
- Alcohols
- MCT oils
- Propylene glycol
- Native wheat - maize - waxy maize starch
- Modified waxy maize starch
- Potato starch
- Pregelatinised starches

- Sugars
- Dextrose
- Fructose
- Polysaccharides
- Maltodextrins
- Sugar substitutes
- Erythritol
- Polyols
- Sorbitol

- Acesulfame K
- Aspartame
- Neophesperidine DC
- Neotame
- Sodium cyclamate
- Sodium saccharinate
- Stevia
- Sucralose
- Monosodiumglutamate (MSG)
- Sodium - Potassium Chloride
- Yeast Extracts
- MSG Substitute

- Vegetable concentrates
- Vegetable crunchies
- Vegetable extracts
- Vegetable flakes
- Vegetable powders

- Biotin
- Folic acid
- Niacin
- Pantothenic acid
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B2
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D3
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin blends
