Ready meals are becoming more and more "Veggie"

The veggie trend has also reached the manufacturers of ready-made dishes, who are beginning to use vegetables among their main ingredients by incorporating them in pizzas, hamburgers or pre-cooked dishes, to name a few.

The stats indicate that in 2020 the global market for vegetable products will reach $5000M, 1 in 10 women in Spain will be vegetarian, 7.8% of the population over 18 years old living in Spain will be "veggie" and more and more people are looking for meat replacements as a source of protein.

Proteins are an essential biological component, essential for healthy balanced diet. The WHO recommends that adult women consume about 48 grams of protein per day and adult men over 56 grams. If they fall below these figures, malnutrition and health-damaging deficiency occur, so there is a tendency to incorporate ingredients that substitute meat and provide other sources of protein, such as vegetables or pulses.

The Institute of Food Tecnologist points out that, above all, consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 and those over 65, are the most interested in the search for new sources of protein. This interest is due to a concern for keeping bones and joints healthy, strengthening the immune system and increasing power, energy and muscle tone.

Frozen vegetables offer an infinite number of alternatives for the food industry that wants to satisfy this niche market. They become the perfect ingredient for manufacturers of ready-made dishes, whether they are producing burgers, pizzas, creams or other dishes, aimed at vegetarians or people who want to reduce meat intake, known as flexitarians (semi-vegetarians).

Congelados de Navarra offers frozen vegetable solutions adapted to different production processes and industrial segments (prepared dishes, baby food, canners, pizza manufacturers...), offering a series of advantages, among which stand out:

- A wide variety of cuts (cubes, slices, slices, rice cuts...).

- Variety of processes in vegetables (blanched, pre-fried, grilled and marked).

- Wide range of frozen vegetables and pulses, which also includes "superfoods" such as quinoa and kale, ideal ingredients to use as a substitute for meat proteins.

- Our R&D department advises on the ideal product for each production process.

In short, Congelados de Navarra can become your perfect partner to satisfy the demands of an increasingly "veggie" consumer.