Category: Food alternatives
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Tiamat Sciences: Growing the Future of Biotech in Plants
Tiamat Sciences, a biotech company founded in 2019, aims to transform plant molecular farming by producing recombinant proteins cost-effectively. Utilizing plants as biofactories, they offer faster, cheaper, and sustainable alternatives to traditional methods. Their innovations, including mRNA enzyme production and strategic partnerships, position Tiamat as a leader in affordable biomanufacturing…
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MetaTexture’s SweetEgg: The Future of Vegan Eggs
MetaTexture offers a plant-based egg alternative, SweetEgg, addressing concerns with conventional egg production, such as cost volatility, health risks, and animal welfare. Made from mung beans, pumpkin, and soy, SweetEgg replicates texture and taste while being cholesterol-free and environmentally friendly. Future plans include expanding product formats and partnerships in the…
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Animal-Based E-Numbers to Avoid on a Plant-Based Diet (With Global Labeling Guide)
Adopting a plant-based or vegan diet requires awareness of hidden animal-derived additives, including E-numbers. This guide outlines globally recognized animal-based E-numbers found in foods, cosmetics, and supplements, their origins, and labeling conventions in various regions, emphasizing the need for careful ingredient scrutiny to maintain a vegan lifestyle.
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Revolutionizing Cultured Meat with Self-Healing Scaffolds
South Korean scientists developed a self-healing polymer scaffold for cell-cultivated meat that mimics marbling in traditional beef. This innovative scaffold facilitates the seamless assembly of fat and muscle cells, enhancing flavor and texture. The advances allow for the creation of nutritionally valid, marbled meat products that could revolutionize the cultured…
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Moolec Science: Revolutionizing Food with Molecular Farming
Moolec Science is advancing food technology through molecular farming, which enables plants to produce animal proteins by integrating animal genes into crops. This sustainable method enhances plant-based nutrition, offering scalable and cost-effective alternatives to animal farming. The company’s achievements in regulatory approvals position it as a leader in innovative food…
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Nutraceuticals: Advantages and Challenges in Modern Health
Nutraceuticals, blending nutrition and pharmaceuticals, provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition but face regulation, scientific validation, and quality challenges. Responsible integration into lifestyles is vital.
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Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture: Revolutionizing How We Grow Food
Vertical farming and urban agriculture present innovative solutions to global food challenges by maximizing space and utilizing technology for sustainable, efficient, and local food production.
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Cellva Ingredients’ Cocoa Alternative: A Sustainable Solution from Coffee Husks
Cellva Ingredients has created a sustainable cocoa alternative from coffee husks using microencapsulation technology, addressing environmental, economic, and ethical challenges in the food industry.
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Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Brewer’s Spent Grain through Fungal Solid-State Fermentation
Fungal solid-state fermentation effectively enhances the nutritional value of brewer’s spent grain, improving protein content, digestibility, and bioactive compounds, with various industry applications.
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Revolutionizing Cellular Agriculture: IntegriCulture’s Cultivated Meat Starter Kit
IntegriCulture’s Cell-Cultured Meat Starter Kit simplifies cultivated meat production, making it affordable and accessible. This innovation aims to transform food production for improved sustainability, animal welfare, and food security.
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