Protein

Roquette has launched two rice proteins as part of its Nutralys line, which will be presented for the first time during IFT First, taking place July 10-13 in Chicago.

Ladder sports nutrition products are now sold at 690 The Vitamin Shoppe brick-and-mortar stores as well as on the retailer’s website.

The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on June 29, 2022. EverGrain now has a full-scale production facility on the Anheuser-Busch campus.

NextFerm Technologies has announced the end of its commissioning period of the commercial facility in Canada and first commercial production of its vegan protein, ProteVin.

Equinom has achieved this by breeding new varieties of yellow peas using its Manna technology platform, which identifies desirable traits for food applications in the genetic structure of seeds and predicts the best crossbreeding matches to yield better varieties without the use of genetic engineering.

Alternatives to meat and dairy products are getting more sophisticated—and, in turn, creating more demand from consumers.

A recent study compared the effects of a new baby formula containing whole milk (bovine), alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey, lactoferrin, partially hydrolyzed whey protein, and a single prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) with a commercial formula containing skim milk (bovine), whey protein concentrate, and a combination of GOS/PDX.

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.