Protein

Many active ingredients create major challenges for beverage formulators. Unpleasant flavor notes from ingredients can be difficult to mask considering that pumping sugar into these drinks is no longer a popular option.

Apparo Inc. has announced a Series A investment of $3.5 million co-led by Endeavor8 and Finistere Ventures, and joined by Blue Horizon.

The cost of Brevel’s microalgae protein will be on par with that of pea and soy proteins, with production costs for the microalgae protein as much as 90% lower than they would otherwise be, the company says.

The advisory board will be composed of five scientists from leading universities in food, nutrition and health, agriculture, and environmental sciences, who will advise and collaborate with the EverGrain R&D team.

Roquette has announced the launch of its new Nutralys range of organic textured pea and fava bean proteins for the European market.

The new Ensemble line was introduced by Tereos, a French cooperative comprising 12,000 members of the agricultural raw materials processing industry.

As consumers seek to shed pandemic pounds, they are also holding up their newfound focus on health overall.

Consumer trust is paramount to ensure long-term success as legislators broadly smear the category as unsafe.

Superbrewed Food Inc. says it has gained self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its proprietary postbiotic cultured protein.

Brand-named Holdbac, the two new protective cultures use “specially selected microorganisms that deliver long-lasting freshness” while still maintaining label friendliness and avoiding artificial preservatives.

The companies estimate that up to 16,000 tons of dates will be upcycled each year.

In the retailer’s new “The Vitamin Shoppe Health & Wellness Trend Report 2022,” the company discussed which product types saw growing sales in 2021 and which saw slowing sales.

EFSA’s opinion stated beta-lactoglobulin is safe and suitable for use in food products in the European Union. The European Commission is expected to grant final authorization later in the year.

The new facility will focus initially on protein concentrate, starch rich flour, and hulls from Faba bean, with the option to process other pulses in the future.

Tate & Lyle has announced the acquisition of the assets of Nutriati, an ingredient technology company developing and producing chickpea protein and flour.

Gelita is presenting new solutions for fortified gummies at Vitafoods Europe 2022. They are designed for protein content, sugar reduction, and nutricosmetics.

Hair health supplements are stealing the spotlight.

ADM is investing approximately $300 million to expand its Decatur, IL alternative-protein production by opening a new state-of-the-art Protein Innovation Center.

Burcon NutraScience Corporation has received a co-investment from Proteins Industries Canada for the development of high-quality protein ingredients derived from sunflower seeds.

As everyday consumers embrace active nutrition, will they rely on sports nutrition products in their daily lives?

Pulses offer high nutritional value, including protein and fiber content, for that healthy halo consumers are looking for in snacks.

MycoTechnology Inc., a Colorado-based company producing food ingredients by fermenting mushroom mycelia, announced it has received new funding from investors of $85 million, taking its current funding to $200 million since the company launched in 2013.

The repurposed tobacco plants yield a cost-effective growth factor that can then be used to grow cell-derived meat.

The new development comes out of ProFuture, a European-funded Horizon 2020 research project. ProFuture’s goal is to increase production and use of protein-rich microalgae ingredients in food and feed.

As customers rededicate themselves to sports and active nutrition, supplement companies are looking beyond challenges at long-term opportunities.

The company invested €125 million to double the facility’s production capacity for products like alternative proteins, as well as poultry and seafood.

On February 22, 2022, a new regulation kicked into effect in the EU for infant formulas and follow-on formulas containing protein hydrolysates, requiring companies to submit dossiers on their ingredients so that EFSA can evaluate their safety and suitability for use in these products.

Glanbia’s new additions include BarPro 100/120 milk protein concentrate, BarFlex 100 whey protein concentrate, Crunchie milk protein bites and crisps, and Crunchie whey protein crisps.

The first sample is a vegan dark-chocolate-dipped cookie dough protein bar, which is made with Merit’s high-purity Peazazz pea protein and Puratein C canola protein.

The new process, introduced last year, allows infant-formula manufacturers to create organic infant formulas while sidestepping supply challenges facing organic whey and lactose ingredients.