Hybrid Meats: The Next Generation
Hybrid meats are processed meat products where a portion of the meat is replaced with plant-based ingredients—either vegetables or plant proteins such as soy or pea protein.
The next generation of hybrid meats
Aoste, a leader in developing next-generation hybrid meats, faced a critical product development challenge: create a hybrid version of their children’s chicken sausage snack that maintains identical flavor, taste, color, texture, and mouthfeel while incorporating up to 30% vegetables. The key was achieving this significant reformulation without compromising the sensory experience that makes the product appealing to children.
Aoste partnered with Foodpairing to leverage AI-powered Expert Agents across three critical phases of product development:
Insights Agents identified optimal plant proteins and mapped critical sensory attributes of the original product.
Concept Agents validated thousands of reformulations through digital twin consumer testing for buying intent and liking.
Formulation Agents delivered precise recipes maintaining taste, color, texture, and mouthfeel while maximizing consumer acceptance.This enabled Aoste to create a next-generation hybrid meat product delivering superior nutrition without compromising sensory experience.
Parents want the best for their children—and so does Aoste. These Disney Chicken Sausages deliver on that promise with pure chicken fillet, 30% less fat, and 27% vegetables, all while maintaining Aoste’s superior taste. By combining high-quality meat with healthier ingredients, the product achieved Nutri-Score B—the best Nutri-Score in the children’s processed meat category—giving parents confidence in their choice.
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