BeneoPro W
BeneoPro W is the brand name for wheat gluten produced at the new Bio-ethanol plant in Wanze, Belgium.
BioWanze is designed as a food grade quality plant and this ensures the high quality of the wheat gluten produced. The plant is unique because the bio-ethanol is produced from wheat starch instead of the whole grain product. The protein fraction, is separated before fermentation and subsequent distillation of bio-ethanol. This procedure of gluten production corresponds to the one which is known in starch production facilities for decades. A flow chart of the production is given in figure 1.
After separation, the gluten are dried in ring dryers ensuring that the typical physical characteristics of vital wheat gluten are maintained.
Applications
Because of the nutritional and technical properties, BeneoPro W can be used in a large number of applications in animal nutrition.
- A highly concentrated protein source for aquaculture
- Improvement of the technical characteristics of wet and extruded petfood
- Source of highly digestible protein for young animal diets (piglets, calves and poultry)
Table 1: Indicative specification Table 2: Indicative amino acid profile of BeneoPro W
of BeneoPro W 
Conclusion
BeneoPro W is a highly valuable protein source and can be included in diets as well for nutritional as for functional characteristics.