Barley Balance® is an ideal ingredient to be incorporated in innovative bakery products as the “eat clean” movement continues to expand. Consumers are looking for new lines, more health benefits, more fibre! Barley Balance can be included in flat breads, cookies, crackers, muffins, bread, pancakes, and pizza dough among others.

Help consumers enjoy dairy products that taste delicious, have a great texture and mouthfeel, and are added with scientifically proven bioactive components. Formulate dairy products that can reduce cholesterol levels, maintain healthy glucose and support gut health. Barley Balance is a great ingredient to add to dairy products as a thickener or fat replacers, giving unique creaminess and texture without compromising flavour.

Include Barley Balance in ice cream, yogurt, smoothies, milkshakes, flavoured milks, pudding, desserts.

Hot and cold extruded products such as cereals and pastas are excellent food matrices that can include Barley Balance to deliver scientifically proven health benefits such as cholesterol lowering effects and gut health. Barley Balance can serve as egg replacement in fresh pasta.

More and more consumers are looking at the ingredients their meals have, and reading claims or descriptions on the back of the packaging. Consumers want to eat clean, simple and real foods.

Barley Balance containing 23% soluble fibre will help you to obtain creamy soups, smooth sauces and gravies, thicker dressings and dips, and authentic vegan spreads.

Barley Balance is also perfect to add to snacks such as granola bars, cereal bites, and breakfast on the go products that will be satisfying between meals.

Consumers who are lactose intolerant or are looking to lead a plant-based life, are actively seeking for dairy alternatives with exceptional sensory attributes and added health and wellness benefits. Barley Balance is a perfect ingredient to formulate plant-based beverages (soy, almond, rice, coconut, oat, barley, sesame, cashew, etc.) and non-dairy ice creams, cheese, and yogurt. Barley Balance imparts viscosity and creaminess and in combination with other stabilizers Barley Balance can generate a unique and pleasant silky mouthfeel.

Barley Balance beta-glucan concentrate is a premium and natural skincare ingredient ideal to formulate restorative creams or face masks to gently relief dry, itchy, irritated skin and eczema.

According to different scientific studies, barley beta-glucan has shown the following benefits:
• Skin Regenerative Properties: improves skin hydration and healing.
• Skin Soothing and Moisturizing Effect: calms and soothes skin redness, relieves sunburn, forms natural moisture barrier.
• Anti-Aging Rejuvenating Effect: it has polyphenol content & antioxidant activity comparable to fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are molecules capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules responsible of aged skin. Topically applied beta-glucan can prevent the occurrence and severity of UV‐induced skin damage and skin aging.

High fibre, high endurance – clinically proven to improve gut health, enhance the performance of beneficial bacteria, and control appetite through increased satiety. Barley Balance can be added to sport nutrition gel packs, sport and energy bars, pre-workout treats, and more!

Barley Balance is a great alternative to replace maltodextrin in spray drying applications. Maltodextrin is widely used in spray drying processes to obtain fruits and vegetables in powder. Maltodextrin is a polymer of glucose with a very high glycemic index. Include Barley Balance as a carrier to make your dry products rich in fibre with a lower glycemic index.