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Cellulosics by Roquette: Enhancing Texture, Stability, and Nutrition

Discover Roquette’s range of cellulosic solutions, including TABULOSE®, MICROCEL®, ETHOCEL™, METHOCEL™, and WELLENCE™. Enhance food texture, stability, and shelf-life with plant-based solutions tailored for food and beverage applications.

Versatile ingredients

At Roquette, our commitment to quality is reflected in our diverse portfolio of ingredients. Cellulosics are derived from plant-based cellulose. It plays a crucial role in food systems as a texturizer and stabilizer. It enhances mouthfeel and improves shelf life, making it essential in products like dairy and savory foods. 

Cellulosic ingredients are key components in food formulation, derived from cellulose—the most abundant organic polymer in nature. Roquette’s cellulosic ingredients are sourced from renewable plant-based materials such as wood pulp and cotton linters. They improve food texture, enhance mouthfeel, and promote product stability. 

Their benefits also include moisture retention and thickening, making them a popular choice for formulators across a variety of foods. 

Roquette's cellulosic ingredients portfolio combines water-soluble hydrocolloids, oil-soluble hydrocolloids, and insoluble functional fibers, offering formulators with an unmatched array of functional benefits.

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METHOCEL™ and WELLENCE™

METHOCEL™ and WELLENCE™ are high-performance cellulosic hydrocolloids. Some of their key properties are:

  • Thermally Reversible Gelation: METHOCEL™ and WELLENCE™  feature thermo-reversible gelation, which helps create specific food textures in hot and cold applications. 
  • Functional Versatility: they enable food texture and mouthfeel enhancement, boil-out control, and reliable stabilization in bakery, meat alternatives, sauces, coatings, desserts, and more. 
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TABULOSE®

TABULOSE® colloidal microcrystalline cellulose is a co-processed food-grade cellulose solution. It combines microcrystalline cellulose and carboxymethylcellulose. Once activated with high-shear, TABULOSE® creates a 3-dimensional network of insoluble particles, that stabilizes food systems at low viscosity.

  • Stability and Versatility: TABULOSE® is stable across a wide range of temperatures and pH levels, making it reliable for many food applications. 
  • Functional Benefits: TABULOSE® is used as a suspending agent, thickener, and food stabilizer. It ensures the suspension of particles and emulsions' stability in products like dairy and non-dairy beverages, desserts, sauces, and more.
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MICROCEL®

MICROCEL® microcrystalline cellulose is Roquette’s pure form of microcrystalline cellulose. MICROCEL® is recognized for its functionality in the food and nutrition industry. 

  • Insoluble Fiber: MICROCEL® provides dietary fiber enrichment benefits and remains physiologically inert. MICROCEL® particles can absorb up to seven times their weight in water or oil and can act as an efficient carrier and bulking agent.
  • Safe and Versatile: MICROCEL® is sugar-free, gluten-free, and suitable for a variety of diets. 
  • Versatile: MICROCEL® is an effective extrusion aid in snacks, a food stabilizer and anti-caking agent in grated cheese, and a tablet binder in dietary supplements

MICROCEL® combined properties make it a reliable carrier, processing aid and binder in foods, beverages, and dietary supplements.

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ETHOCEL™

ETHOCEL™ ethyl cellulose (EC) is made from natural cellulose sources like wood.  In food and nutrition applications, ETHOCEL™ helps thicken oils and form films. It is a unique food additive that is not water-soluble. Those properties are particularly helpful in oils & fats, bakery & snacks, confectionery, and savory applications.

ETHOCEL™ key benefits in food applications:

  • Thickens and structures oils to form oleogels
  • Enables the development of healthier food products, with lower fat and/or lower saturated fats and/or hydrogenated fats
  • Enhances product quality and shelf life through coating

ETHOCEL™ film-forming properties allow the creation of an effective barrier against oxygen and moisture, to extend product shelf-life. Additionally, ETHOCEL™ can be used to encapsulate and modify the release of flavors and/or nutrients.
 

Trust in Roquette’s cellulosic solutions 

Roquette’s expertise with cellulosic ingredients is backed by stringent quality assurance, technical know-how, and a commitment to sustainability. Our team works closely with manufacturers to deliver customized solutions, whether you are looking for a food stabilizer, a texture enhancer, or a plant-based thickening agent.