Functional ingredients for nutrition, health, and food.
Plant proteins, specialty fats, emulsifiers, polyols, MCTs, fibres, vitamins, and functional carbohydrates — sourced from principals at the leading edge of food ingredient science. ADCHEM supports food, beverage, dietary supplement, and specialised-nutrition manufacturers across MENA, South Asia, and the Gulf.
RSPO
Certified supply
GRAS
FDA-status grades
10
Markets served
Specialty nutrition ingredients, regionally stocked and technically supported.
ADCHEM's nutraceuticals and food segment connects food ingredient manufacturers and supplement producers across MENA, South Asia, Türkiye, and East Asia to a curated set of specialty principals — Musim Mas for specialty fats, emulsifiers, and MCTs; Roquette for plant proteins, polyols, and starches.
These are not commodity ingredients. MASEMUL® emulsifiers, NUTRALYS® plant proteins, KLEPTOSE® cyclodextrins, and specialty MCTs are functional raw materials with defined application chemistry and regulatory documentation requirements. We supply them with the same technical support and in-region stock that our pharmaceutical customers have come to expect.
"ADCHEM's role in nutraceuticals is to bring world-class specialty ingredients — sustainably sourced, fully documented — to the manufacturers in MENA and South Asia who need them faster than an intercontinental freight cycle allows."
01
Vertically integrated principal relationships
Musim Mas operates its own plantations, mills, and refineries — meaning ADCHEM customers receive specialty fats, emulsifiers, and MCTs from a single integrated supply chain with RSPO chain-of-custody documentation from plantation to delivery. Roquette controls pea and fava bean processing from field to finished ingredient. Vertical integration is the supply resilience behind both relationships.
Musim Mas · Roquette · Vertical integration
02
Dual-segment capability — food and pharmaceuticals
Roquette's portfolio crosses two of ADCHEM's segments. NUTRALYS® plant proteins and GLUCIDEX® maltodextrins serve the food and nutraceutical manufacturer; KLEPTOSE® cyclodextrins, MANNITOL, and TABULOSE® microcrystalline cellulose serve the same customer's pharmaceutical pipeline. ADCHEM simplifies that with one commercial relationship covering both.
Roquette cross-segment · Nutra + Pharma
03
Sustainability documentation as a supply-chain asset
RSPO certification from Musim Mas, Non-GMO Project Verification and FDA GRAS status from Roquette's NUTRALYS® range — these are buying triggers in modern food and supplement procurement, not optional extras. ADCHEM provides the full documentation chain with every order, automatically, via COSMO.
RSPO · GRAS · Non-GMO · Auto-documented
04
Halal-certified supply for MENA and South Asia markets
For food and supplement manufacturers operating across the Gulf, Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey, Halal certification on emulsifiers, specialty fats, and supplement actives is a market-access requirement. ADCHEM provides Halal documentation across applicable lines from both Musim Mas and Roquette, supported by our regional regulatory teams in Dubai, Cairo, and Lahore.
Halal · GCC · Egypt · Pakistan compliance
Six functional categories. One distribution partner.
Every category below is supported by at least one dedicated principal relationship — with full documentation, in-region stock, and a commercial team trained on the chemistry before they present it to a customer.
01 / 06
Plant Proteins & Protein Ingredients
Pea, fava bean, wheat, and rice plant proteins for plant-based meat and dairy, RTD beverages, sports nutrition, and clinical nutrition. Roquette's NUTRALYS® platform — FDA GRAS, Non-GMO Project Verified — is the anchor of this category.
NUTRALYS® Pea
NUTRALYS® Fava
NUTRALYS® Wheat
Textured
Hydrolysed
02 / 06
Specialty Fats & Emulsifiers
Cocoa butter alternatives, lauric and non-lauric coatings, hardstocks, and the MASEMUL® emulsifier range from Musim Mas — for bakery, confectionery, dairy, frozen desserts, and plant-based food applications. All from a vertically integrated, RSPO-certified supply chain.
MASEMUL®
MASBLEN®
Specialty fats
CBAs
Hardstocks
03 / 06
Polyols, Sugars & Fibres
Sugar-free and reduced-sugar formulation chemistry — NEOSORB® sorbitol, XYLISORB® xylitol, SweetPearl® maltitol, and NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre from Roquette — for confectionery, oral care, bakery, and functional beverages with clean-label and diabetic-friendly positioning.
NEOSORB®
XYLISORB®
SweetPearl®
MANNITOL
NUTRIOSE®
04 / 06
MCTs, Vitamins & Supplement Actives
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), naturally sourced tocotrienol Vitamin E, and refined glycerine from Musim Mas — for dietary supplement capsules, softgels, functional beverages, sports nutrition, and clinical nutrition applications where sustainable palm origin and RSPO documentation are required.
MCT oil
Tocopherols
SweetPearl®
Refined glycerine
05 / 06
Starches, Maltodextrins & Encapsulation
GLUCIDEX® maltodextrins and dried glucose syrups from Roquette — for energy supplement powders, spray-drying encapsulation, sports nutrition, and infant formula (GLUCIDEX® PREMIUM). Also TABULOSE® microcrystalline cellulose for tablet and capsule fill applications crossing food and pharma.
GLUCIDEX®
TABULOSE®
Encapsulation
MCC
06 / 06
Starches, Maltodextrins & Encapsulation
KLEPTOSE® cyclodextrins from Roquette — for pharmaceutical solubility enhancement and taste masking — and specialty carbohydrate systems for functional food and supplement applications. The one ingredient category that operates across both ADCHEM's nutraceutical and pharmaceutical segments.
KLEPTOSE®
Solubility enhancement
Taste masking
Cyclodextrins
Musim Mas & Roquette —
two principals, full stack.
Both principals were selected for chemistry depth, sustainability credentials, and the supply reliability that food and supplement manufacturers depend on. Vertical integration is the common thread.
ADCHEM
Musim Mas Singapore · Est. 1932
Plantation
RSPO-
certified
Mill
Integrated
Refinery
Downstream
ADCHEM
Regional stock
Customer
Full traceability
One of the world's largest integrated palm-oil groups — specialty fats, emulsifiers, MCTs, and Vitamin E.
From a soap factory in Medan in 1932 to a global vertically integrated palm group — Musim Mas operates plantations, mills, and refineries across 13–14 countries. The downstream specialty portfolio — MASEMUL® emulsifiers, MASBLEN® blends, MCTs, tocotrienol Vitamin E, specialty fats, and refined glycerine — arrives with RSPO chain-of-custody documentation from field to drum. Musim Mas was the first Indonesian company to join RSPO (2004) and the first palm-oil major verified by POIG (2019).
BENTONE®
MASBLEN®
MCT oil
Vitamin E
Specialty fats
RSPO
POIG
Halal-aligned
Global leader in plant-based ingredients from pea, fava, wheat, rice, and maize. NUTRALYS® plant proteins (FDA GRAS, Non-GMO Project Verified), NEOSORB® sorbitol, SweetPearl® maltitol, GLUCIDEX® maltodextrins, NUTRIOSE® soluble fibre — and the pharmaceutical portfolio: KLEPTOSE® cyclodextrins and TABULOSE® MCC. One principal spanning food, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals.
Additional principals in this segment
BASF
Vitamins · Carotenoids
Kerry
Flavours · Nutrition
DuPont Nutrition
Probiotics · Cultures
Lonza
Actives · Supplements
View all principals →
Full portfolio
Food and supplement manufacturers operate in highly regulated environments — the Gulf requires Halal, the EU requires EFSA compliance, the US requires FDA GRAS status, and South Asian markets require local regulatory registration. ADCHEM’s quality programme covers all of these through our principals’ own certifications, combined with ADCHEM’s own quality management and distribution standards.
RSPO Mass Balance and Segregated chain-of-custody certification from Musim Mas. First Indonesian palm company to join RSPO (2004).
NUTRALYS® plant-protein grades from Roquette carry FDA GRAS status for applicable applications in the US market.
Selected NUTRALYS® grades carry Non-GMO Project Verification — a key clean-label requirement for North American and European markets.
Halal certification available for applicable Musim Mas and Roquette lines — supporting GCC, MENA, and South Asia market registration requirements.
Kosher grades available for selected Roquette polyol and starch lines for applicable international markets.
ADCHEM holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification across its distribution operations. GDP-compliant storage and handling at all stocking locations.
The documentation requirements for food and supplement ingredients are more diverse than pharmaceuticals — spanning safety, sustainability, and religious certification simultaneously. ADCHEM dispatches the full pack with every order, automatically via COSMO.
ADCHEM’s nutraceuticals principals are selected in part for their sustainability credentials. Musim Mas operates as the world’s first palm-oil major verified by POIG. Roquette sources pea and fava from European cooperative farms with full non-GMO traceability. These credentials flow through to our customers’ own sustainability documentation and reporting.
not just product listings.
ADCHEM's nutraceuticals and food commercial team is trained on the application chemistry of every principal in the portfolio. Conversations about MASEMUL® dosage in an ice-cream mix, NUTRALYS® solubility in an RTD beverage, or KLEPTOSE® cyclodextrin selection for solubility enhancement happen at the application level — with formulation context, not just a price.
For customers working across both food and pharmaceutical applications from a single ingredient (Roquette's MANNITOL and TABULOSE® span both), ADCHEM's dual-segment capability means one technical conversation covers both product lines.
01
Application-grade selection support
MASEMUL® grades for cake gel vs ice-cream stability require different functionality. NUTRALYS® soluble vs textured grades for RTD beverages vs meat alternatives require different specification. We help customers select the right grade for their process and application before they place a development order.
Grade selection · Application context
02
Regulatory documentation and market registration
For supplement manufacturers registering new products across GCC, DSFDA, DRAP, or Turkish Food Safety Authority frameworks — ADCHEM's regional teams support dossier compilation with the full documentation pack from both Musim Mas and Roquette. RSPO, Halal, Non-GMO, and CoA documentation are available at submission quality.
GCC · DRAP · DSFDA · Full documentation
03
Musim Mas Novel IDEAS Center application support
For customers working on specific bakery, dairy, frozen dessert, or oils-and-fats applications, Musim Mas's Novel IDEAS Center in Singapore offers application development capability. ADCHEM connects customers to this resource — formulation guidance from the principal's own application scientists on the Musim Mas ingredient platform.
Musim Mas Novel IDEAS · Singapore
04
Sample and stability study support
Representative samples from regional stock — Dubai, Lahore, and Bergamo — dispatched within five working days with full documentation. For customers working on supplement formulation prototypes, our Bergamo and Lahore labs can integrate Roquette and Musim Mas ingredients into bench formulations for stability and shelf-life evaluation.
5-day sample dispatch · Formulation support
COSMO, ADCHEM's proprietary platform, tracks every order from inquiry to invoice across all 10 offices. RSPO chain-of-custody documents, Halal certificates, CoAs, and SDS sheets attached automatically at despatch — not on request. Customer data never leaves ADCHEM infrastructure.
Musim Mas operates in Indonesia and Singapore; Roquette processes peas and fava beans in France and North America. ADCHEM bridges both to manufacturers in MENA, South Asia, Türkiye, and East Asia — with in-region inventory that eliminates the twelve-to-fourteen-week ocean-freight cycle that plagues nutraceutical procurement in our markets.
Regional stocking positions in Dubai (Gulf and MENA corridor), Bergamo (European distribution), and Lahore (South Asia) mean that emulsifiers, MCTs, and plant proteins are available from in-country stock for most of our core customers.