Today almonds represent one of the six key trends that influence the global food market.
They are well known as a super-food rich in nutrients that can satisfy a variety of needs, including the requests of those consumers more attentive to natural, vegetable, gluten-free food origins, who do not intend to sacrifice the taste and pleasure of food.

Compared to other kinds of dried fruit, almonds have a higher protein content (40-44%), an interesting fraction of fibers and a good lipid profile, with a low saturated fat content, high levels of omega-9 and cholesterol-free. They are also an excellent source of biotin, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, manganese, calcium, potassium, zinc and iron, all minerals and vitamins that contribute to the well-being of the cardiovascular system, lipid metabolism, circulatory system and to the health of bones.

Blue Diamond is the world’s largest producer of almonds and derivatives. It brings together the production of over 3000 Californian farmers who use cutting-edge harvesting and processing technologies, taking care at the same time of environmental sustainability.

Blanched almonds protein powder is Blue Diamond’s innovation in almond-based ingredients.
This ingredient represents a new frontier in the health and nutritional field, and satisfies a growing need for new protein sources of natural origin with the best organoleptic profile and palatability.

The powder produced by grinding the almonds until obtaining an extra-fine granulation, has indeed a soft texture and a pleasant organoleptic profile, which make it ideal for mixing with other nutritional ingredients.

In particular, the classic bitter-pungent note and the grittiness that characterizes other protein-based sources used by the food industry, such as soy, pea and partly rice proteins, are absent: therefore these characteristics make almond proteins a very adaptable ingredient, compatible with other vegetable or milk proteins, associable with them to create complete amino acid profiles, that can be used in food supplements for sportsmen, meal replacements, protein bars, cereals for breakfast, smoothies, “ready to drink beverages”, and in food products with added proteins, such as baked goods, spreads and pasta.

GMO free, lactose and gluten-free, almond proteins can also be used as thickeners, emulsifiers and foaming agents, allowing you to boast a clean label.

Blue Diamond almond proteins are exclusively distributed in the Italian market by Deimos Food and Aethra, business units of Deimos Group.

Article published in Ingredienti Alimentari magazine, May/June 4th 2019, n° 104.