Nukoko: Cocoa-free chocolate made from faba beans
Unlike some other cocoa-free chocolate powders entering the market, this invention relies on just one raw material: the humble broad bean.
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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 opportunities, such technology could allow us to remove not only some of the anti-nutritional factors but...
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 option to license APP proprietary processing technology outside Australia. Both companies will partne...