Develops and produces cereal-based ingredients: functional flours, milling products, snack pellets and baking ingredients based on corn, wheat, spelt and rye.
Limagrain Ingredients
France · NetherlandsNew on Amplifa
About Limagrain Ingredients
Limagrain Ingredients develops and produces natural ingredients for the food industry, petfood and animal feed manufacturers. The portfolio includes corn flours and corn grits, hominies, wheat flours, special flours from spelt and rye, heat-treated functional flours (Innosense), masa flours for TexMex applications, snack pellets, puffed and roasted cereal grains, bread improvers, blends, premixes, fibers, germs as well as textured plant proteins (Vegesense). The processes range from flour and grits milling to heat treatment, extrusion and puffing, to roasting and pressure cooking. More than 330,000 tonnes of grain are processed annually in seven production sites in Europe; the ingredients are sold in 58 countries. The company belongs to the French agricultural cooperative Limagrain and ensures the traceability of its products through an integrated supply chain from variety selection to ingredient production. An in-house R&D department develops new varieties and ingredients, operates industrial pilot facilities and supports customers in product development.
- Site
- France
- Processes
- Flour and grits milling (corn flour, corn grits, hominies, wheat flours, special flours spelt/rye), Heat treatment of flours (Innosense functional flours), Masa flour production for TexMex applications, Extrusion of snack pellets (3D pellets, pellet blends, micropellets), Puffing of cereal grains (also organic), Roasting of cereals, pulses and flours, Pressure cooking of cereals (granulates/flour), Textured plant proteins (Vegesense)
- Materials
- Corn (corn flour, corn grits, hominies), Wheat (wheat flours, LifyWheat), Spelt (spelt flour), Rye (rye flour), Potatoes, Pulses, Multi-cereals, Heat treatment of functional flours (Innosense)
- Certificates
- Traceability via integrated supply chain
- Industries
- Food industry: Bakery & Confectionery, Savory Snacks, Culinary & Dairy, Breakfast Cereals & Bars, Animal nutrition (pigs, cattle, poultry, fish, young animals), Horse nutrition
- 01
Variety selection
- 02
Grain cultivation (cooperative members)
- 03
Milling (flours, grits, hominies)
- 04
Heat treatment/Extrusion/Puffing/Roasting/Pressure cooking
- 05
Blending (bread improvers, premixes)
- 06
Quality assurance
- 07
Distribution to 58 countries
Raw Materials and Processes
Corn (corn flour, corn grits, hominies)
Basis for flours, grits, snack pellets and masa flours for TexMex applications.
Wheat (wheat flours, LifyWheat)
Quality flours from an integrated supply chain, including the high-fiber flour blend LifyWheat.
Spelt (spelt flour)
Special flour for industrial baking applications.
Rye (rye flour)
Special flour for industrial baking applications.
Potatoes
Raw material for micropellets for puffed snacks and chips.
Pulses
Raw material for micropellets and roasted ingredients.
Multi-cereals
Raw material for micropellets and pellet-based snacks.
Heat treatment of functional flours (Innosense)
Clean-label flours as an alternative to thickeners, starches and maltodextrins.
Extrusion of snack pellets
Production of 3D pellets, pellet blends and micropellets in a wide variety of shapes.
Puffing of cereal grains
Puffed grains as texture-providing inclusions or toppings, also in organic quality.
Pressure cooking of cereals
Pre-cooked granulates and flours that preserve nutrients, for feed and petfood applications.
Textured plant proteins (Vegesense)
Textured proteins for natural recipe extension.
Locations
France
FRProduction and distribution (headquarters group)
- Materials
- Corn, wheat, spelt, rye, pulses
Netherlands
NLProduction and distribution
- Materials
- Corn, wheat, pulses
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flour and grits milling (corn flour, corn grits, hominies, wheat flours, special flours spelt/rye)Food processing/Milling | – | – | – | – | Corn, Wheat, Spelt, Rye |
| Heat treatment of flours (Innosense functional flours)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Corn, Wheat |
| Masa flour production for TexMex applicationsFood processing | – | – | – | – | Corn |
| Extrusion of snack pellets (3D pellets, pellet blends, micropellets)Food processing/Extrusion | – | – | – | – | Corn, Potatoes, Pulses, Multi-cereals |
| Puffing of cereal grains (also organic)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Cereals |
| Roasting of cereals, pulses and floursFood processing | – | – | – | – | Cereals, Pulses |
| Pressure cooking of cereals (granulates/flour)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Cereals |
| Textured plant proteins (Vegesense)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Plant proteins |
| Production of bread improvers, blends/premixes, fibers and germsFood processing/Blending | – | – | – | – | Cereals |
| Cereal processing overall (330,000 t/year, 7 production sites in Europe)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Cereals |
Additional services
Quality
The integrated supply chain from variety selection to ingredient production is intended to ensure the reliability and traceability of the products. In-house R&D departments and industrial pilot facilities in the laboratories support process and product development.
| Evidence | France | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Traceability via integrated supply chain |
History
- 1995
Integration of the industrial bakery Jacquet into the Limagrain Group.
- 2002
Founding of Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients; today the European market leader for functional flours.