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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.

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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

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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

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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®

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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

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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

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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

Roquette
France · Est. 1933 · Family-owned

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.

NUTRALYS®
KLEPTOSE®
GLUCIDEX®
FDA GRAS
Non-GMO
Plant-based

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Vitamins · Carotenoids

Kerry

Flavours · Nutrition

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Probiotics · Cultures

Lonza

Actives · Supplements

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Full portfolio

The compliance stack behind every nutra order.

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
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

RSPO Mass Balance and Segregated chain-of-custody certification from Musim Mas. First Indonesian palm company to join RSPO (2004).

FDA GRAS
Generally Recognised as Safe

NUTRALYS® plant-protein grades from Roquette carry FDA GRAS status for applicable applications in the US market.

Non-GMO
Non-GMO Project Verified

Selected NUTRALYS® grades carry Non-GMO Project Verification — a key clean-label requirement for North American and European markets.

Halal
Halal Certified

Halal certification available for applicable Musim Mas and Roquette lines — supporting GCC, MENA, and South Asia market registration requirements.

Kosher
Kosher Certification

Kosher grades available for selected Roquette polyol and starch lines for applicable international markets.

ISO 9001
Quality Management

ADCHEM holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification across its distribution operations. GDP-compliant storage and handling at all stocking locations.

Every order ships with the full compliance pack.

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.

Certificate of Analysis (CoA)
Standard · All orders
Safety Data Sheet (SDS/MSDS)
Standard · All orders
RSPO Chain of Custody (Musim Mas)
Standard
POIG Verification (Musim Mas)
Standard
FDA GRAS confirmation (Roquette)
NUTRALYS® grades
Non-GMO Project Certificate
Applicable grades
Halal Certificate
MENA markets
Kosher Certificate
On request
Country-of-origin declaration
All orders
Technical Data Sheet
All products
Sustainability sourcing commitment

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.

Application knowledge,
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.

Roquette cross-segment chemistry
Nutraceuticals
Food & Supplement
NUTRALYS® · GLUCIDEX® · MASEMUL® · Polyols
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma Excipients
KLEPTOSE® · MANNITOL · TABULOSE® · Polyols

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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

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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 Platform
Every nutra order tracked in real time.

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.

Sourced globally. Stocked regionally. Delivered fast.

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.

Musim Mas
Indonesia → Dubai
Gulf · Saudi Arabia · MENA · Egypt
Musim Mas
Singapore → Lahore
Pakistan · India market corridor
Roquette
France → Bergamo
Europe · Türkiye · MENA export
Roquette
France → Dubai
GCC · Saudi Arabia · MENA markets
Musim Mas MCT
Indonesia → All hubs
Supplement manufacturers region-wide
Roquette Pharma
France → Dubai + Bergamo
KLEPTOSE® · Pharma corridors

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    Purpose of the Ingredient*

    RSPO-certified supply. GRAS-status proteins.
    In-region, in days.

    Speak with an ADCHEM pharmaceutical specialist — grade selection, documentation scope, regulatory support, and regional stocking positions explained clearly, in the context of your formulation.

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