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Unlike some other cocoa-free chocolate powders entering the market, this invention relies on just one raw material: the humble broad bean.

The ingredients supplier outlines its two-pronged alternative protein strategy, which it is betting on to reignite demand for plant-based meat.

Alt dairy products – from plant-based beverages to precision fermentation-derived spreads and cheeses – may be here to stay, but with growing consumer expectations comes the need for better flavors, textures and nutritional value.

Broiler nutrition in the UK: Can faba beans deliver? Faba beans seem to have great potential to reduce the reliance on soybean meal (SBM) in nutritiously balanced diets for broilers, finds UK research “We do have to conclude though that the absolute level of SBM displacement is perhaps relatively low but that is because we are comparing soy with 48-50% protein levels with a raw material that has at best around 25-30% protein levels. However, dehulling offers oppor...

Australian Plant Proteins secures Bunge investment Australian Plant Proteins (APP), which launched its first commercial processing plant last year, has secured A$45.7m (US$34.8m) in investment from global agri-food company Bunge. The agreement will allow APP to double the output of its plant protein isolates production by March 2022, as well as give Bunge a minority stake in the company and make it the exclusive distributor in the Americas. Bunge will also have the o...

Denmark looks to faba beans for locally produced feed protein A new project aims to develop new types of faba beans, ones that are suitable for cultivation in Denmark, in a bid to decrease the country’s reliance on imported soy for livestock feed. The initiative is being funded under the Green Development and Demonstration Program (GUDP), run by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, to the tune of 15m DKK (around €2m) in total over a period of four years...

Environment or how about this one from the "new york times," why arent we eating more insects? its bizarre. why would they want you to eat insects? because eating insects is repulsive and unamerican. and, of course, therefore in the ice of the left, it must be awesome. the more perverse and unnatural the better. that has always been their standard. they are not leading a political movement by the way. they are leading a revolt begins their fathers. given that we shouldnt be surprised about what ...