Nutrition & Biosciences

Natural thickener

Sustainable production

LOCUST BEAN GUM From seed to table

Responsible Sourcing

Sourced from Morocco, Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries

Our site environmental management system focuses on continuous improvements

Offering a balanced amino acid spectrum to replace milk or soy proteins

Natural source of protein

DuPont™, the DuPont Oval Logo, and all trademarks and service marks denoted with ™, SM or ® are owned by affiliates of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. unless otherwise noted. © 2020 DuPont.

Used by food and baby food manufacturers to improve:

All natural vegetable gum extract

Consumer friendly

Sourcing organic kernels to produce GRINDSTED® LBG-Organic

Locust bean kernels are the carob tree’s fruit seeds

No pesticides used, and minimal or no use of fertilizer and irrigation

Carob trees store carbon and contribute to prevent desertification

all electricity used at the sites comes from renewable sources

Investing in new efficient equipment for;

efficient drying system which allows us to work at low temperatures

reduction of 25% of groundwater consumption per kg of product

utilizes all products and by-products of

the production process for pet food, animal feed and human consumption

Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

was the first one to be ISO14044 certified

Strategic suppliers provide training on Good Agriculture Practices to farmers or have CSR programs in place

Continual improvement

brings 10.000 grafted carob plants to Spanish farmers

Spanish Carob Industry Association

Organic

CO2CO2

CO2

CO2

CO2

-25% TEXTURE - STABILITY - FRESHNESS

0% waste

LCA