Egg replacer sales set to double

27 March 2012 – Arla Foods Ingredients is forecasting a 100% increase in sales of its egg replacers this year, as a direct result of egg shortages caused by new European animal welfare legislation.

In 2011, the company helped to replace the equivalent of 20,000 tonnes of whole liquid eggs through sales of its Nutrilac egg replacers to the bakery industry.

But, based on sales data for the first three months of this year, it now expects volumes in 2012 to reach the equivalent of 40,000 tonnes of liquid whole eggs – enough to replace a total of 800 million liquid eggs in bakery applications.

Arla Foods Ingredients is also forecasting that overall turnover in its bakery division will double to €26.9 million this year.

Manufactured from fractionated whey proteins, Nutrilac egg replacers are not only less expensive than eggs, but they are also lower in calories, saturated fat and cholesterol. They have a longer shelf life – up to 18 months – and they produce great tasting end products.