CSM Ingredients group – a Nexture company – announces the validation of the carbon footprint of Egg ’n Easy, its egg reduction solution for bakery applications, confirming a substantially lower environmental impact compared to conventional liquid egg.
According to the validated assessment carried out in collaboration with HowGood – a sustainability intelligence platform and independent research company with the world’s largest database on food product sustainability – Egg ’n Easy diluted in water and used as an egg substitute in baking shows a carbon footprint of 0.38 kg CO₂e per kg. Taking into account that typical liquid egg has a carbon footprint of 4.54 kg CO₂e per kg, by comparison this means that Egg ’n Easy delivers approximately a 91% lower carbon footprint .
This validation reflects CSM Ingredients group’s commitment to providing transparent, data-driven sustainability insights to support informed decision-making across the food value chain, as explained by Christian Sobolta, CEO of CSM Ingredients Group: “𝐴𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦. 𝐵𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟-𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡.”
Responding to evolving market expectations
Recent research from Mintel Sustainability in Food and Drink – Europe 2024 shows that while taste and price remain the primary purchasing criteria, consumers increasingly prefer products with sustainability claims when performance and price are comparable.
At the same time, sustainability concepts – including carbon footprint – are not yet fully understood by end consumers, highlighting the importance of credible, validated data within the industry.
In this context, Egg ’n Easy supports food manufacturers seeking to:
• reduce dependency on eggs amid price volatility and supply challenges
• maintain product quality and functionality
• explore lower-impact ingredient choices grounded in verified data
Egg ’n Easy: functional performance meets measurable impact
Egg ’n Easy is part of CSM Ingredients group’s portfolio of egg reduction solutions designed for a wide range of bakery applications, including cakes, muffins, brioches, waffles, pancakes and sponge products.
Developed through a combination of bakery expertise and plant-based ingredient know-how, the Egg ’n Easy range enables partial or total egg replacement while preserving texture, structure, and taste.
The carbon footprint validation further strengthens Egg ’n Easy’s role as a value-added solution, combining technical performance, cost efficiency, and positive environmental impact.
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