Functional Fibers for modern nutrition and food concepts
Satisfying texture and supporting the microbiome across food & beverages and health, nutrition & care
Fibers bring gentle texture, balanced mouthfeel and lasting freshness to food and nutrition concepts. AGRANA meets demand for better-for-you products in bakery, snacks, cereals, bars, ice cream and nutrition applications, with natural sensory quality and steady processing performance. In addition, GOS – Galacto-Oligosaccharide is a prebiotic fiber supporting gut health from the earliest stages of life and beyond.
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Fiber-based texture that holds moisture and lifts the bite
Fibers deliver versatile functionality in the final product: they bind water, build texture and retain moisture while strengthening nutritional positioning. AGRANA's fiber portfolio improves freshness, reduces separation and creates a pleasant bite in bakery, snacks, cereals, bars, dietary products and plant-based concepts. Potato fibers enrich the fiber content, hold moisture, slow staling, stabilize particles and prevent separation and syneresis. Prebiotic fibers add nutritional value in applications such as infant formula and baby food.
- Builds balanced texture and pleasant mouthfeel in food concepts
- Retains moisture for fresh sensory quality across shelf life
- Strengthens nutritional positioning through fiber enrichment
- Reduces separation and syneresis in selected applications
- Holds product structure stable for an appealing bite
- Available in organic options within the AGRANA portfolio
Our Fibers for your next innovation
AGRANA supports manufacturers with proven ingredient expertise, technical know-how and application guidance. Together we shape products for diverse food and nutrition concepts.
Soft crumb, fresh appeal and fiber positioning for bakery
In bakery, fiber ingredients build appealing texture, balance moisture and strengthen better-for-you positioning. They create breads, cookies, muffins and bakery mixes with a pleasant bite and consistent quality, and they answer consumer interest in healthier, label-conscious choices.
- Maintains moisture in baked goods
- Builds pleasant bite and soft texture
- Strengthens source-of-fiber positioning
- Slows staling in selected recipes
- Available for organic bakery concepts
- Supports clean-label and natural-origin positioning
Body, particle stability and mouthfeel for beverage concepts
In beverage concepts, fibers build body, suspend particles and round out mouthfeel in compatible formulations. They open up better-for-you drinks and nutrition concepts with natural raw material appeal and AGRANA application expertise.
Functions & Benefits
- Rounds out mouthfeel in selected concepts
- Stabilizes particles in liquid systems
- Strengthens fiber-related positioning
- Supports natural and organic product ideas
- Creates a fuller sensory perception
- Opens up nutrition-led concepts
![Laughing couple drinking orange and red fruit smoothies through straws at a market stall [no AI]](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690a64e4e086fc7e7a30737e/6990371e909b12f6da0160e7_Beverages.avif)
Texture, bite and fiber value for bars and sweet snacks
In confectionery and sweet snacks, fibers build texture and bite and add nutritional value, so manufacturers meet consumer demand for indulgence with a more balanced profile. AGRANA's potato-based portfolio supports flexible formulation across these formats.
Funktionen & Vorteile
- Builds enjoyable bite in sweet snack concepts
- Improves texture in bars and biscuits
- Strengthens fiber enrichment claims
- Balances indulgence and nutrition
- Available for organic confectionery concepts
- Supports clean and appealing label ideas
![Adult offering a basket of sweets to children in Halloween costumes at the front door [no AI]](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690a64e4e086fc7e7a30737e/6990382e9bd5e8cdf36a0da8_confectionery.avif)
Moisture, texture and quality for convenience food
In convenience food, fibers deliver dependable texture, balance moisture and lift sensory quality. They support practical, ready-to-use and easy-to-prepare foods that meet expectations for taste, nutrition and consistency.
Functions & Benefits
- Maintains moisture in prepared foods
- Holds texture stable during processing
- Strengthens nutritional product value
- Improves bite and product body
- Supports convenient better-for-you concepts
- Enables steady formulation development
Creamy texture and smooth mouthfeel for frozen concepts
In ice cream and frozen concepts, fibers build texture, round out mouthfeel and balance the product. AGRANA's portfolio supports sensory quality and nutritional positioning while keeping a smooth, enjoyable eating experience.
Functions & Benefits
- Builds creamy mouthfeel in frozen concepts
- Improves body and texture perception
- Strengthens fiber-related positioning
- Supports balanced indulgence concepts
- Stabilizes selected product systems
- Available for natural-origin portfolio concepts
![Mother and daughter laughing while sharing a pink ice cream cone on a green sofa [no AI]](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690a64e4e086fc7e7a30737e/69903ac7cb7221fdb5c9f087_ice%20cream.avif)
Prebiotic Fiber for Baby Food
In infant nutrition formulations, prebiotic fibers such as GOS (galacto-oligosaccharide) promote a balanced gut flora. GOS is well-established in infant formula and baby food, is highly soluble, and has a naturally sweet taste. AGRANA applies its expertise in ingredients and applications to carefully developed formulations in sensitive nutritional areas.
Functions & Benefits
- Prebiotic fiber supports a balanced microbiome
- Excellent solubility and naturally sweet taste profile
- EU organic certified
- Maintains product quality expectations
- Adds prebiotic GOS for infant formula and baby food
Structure, moisture and fiber for savory applications
In savory applications, fibers build texture, balance moisture and add structure to snacks, crackers, soups and plant-based ideas. AGRANA's potato-based ingredients create appealing, balanced foods with consistent performance.
Functions & Benefits
- Builds structure in savory concepts
- Retains moisture and freshness
- Strengthens fiber enrichment
- Supports crunchy and chewy snack ideas
- Improves product body
- Available for plant-based savory concepts
![Group of friends eating tacos and laughing together at an outdoor table [no AI]](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690a64e4e086fc7e7a30737e/69903acd97934ec67be96a88_savory.avif)
Fiber enrichment and satisfying bite for sport nutrition
In sport nutrition, fibers build balanced texture, strengthen nutritional positioning and add satisfying bite to bars, snacks and nutrition-focused foods. AGRANA combines sensory quality with functional product development.
Functions & Benefits
- Strengthens fiber enrichment in bars
- Builds satisfying bite and texture
- Balances nutrition and enjoyment
- Suits snack and cereal concepts
- Supports organic nutrition ideas
- Creates appealing better-for-you foods
![Two women in sportswear eating energy bars and holding a water bottle in a sunny park [no AI]](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690a64e4e086fc7e7a30737e/69903d6a86999dec4eea2a9c_sport%20nutrition.avif)
Potato and prebiotic fibers for texture, moisture and nutrition
Our fibers portfolio brings manufacturers potato-based ingredients, prebiotic GOS, organic options, high quality standards and dependable service. AGRANA combines product quality, application know-how and delivery expertise for food and nutrition innovation.
AGENAFIBER
Potato-derived insoluble fiber designed for fibre enrichment in bakery and plant-based concepts
GOS – Galacto-Oligosaccharide
Prebiotic functionality for advanced nutrition concepts
Talk to experts who understand fiber applications across food and nutrition
AGRANA supports manufacturers with ingredient expertise, application guidance and collaborative development for the food and nutrition industries. Our teams evaluate product goals, processing needs and market expectations to shape dependable fiber-based products for current and emerging food and nutrition concepts.
