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Table 1 PBF industries, products and sustainability goals

From: Trends and innovations in the formulation of plant-based foods

Company

Location

Product/name

Ingredients

Production

Target

References

Impact food

Finless food

Emeryville, California, U.S

Seafood (tuna)

Pea protein isolate, starch, algae

Blending and Cell culturing

Prevent overfishing and blue fin species extinction

Zero- food waste

Crawford 2022; Watson 2022c

Merit food

Manitoba, Canada

Puratein Canola protein and pea protein

Canola seeds

Proprietary extraction and membrane filtration

Reduced environmental impact, uses less water

Merit Functional foods 2022a, 2022b

NotCo

Santiago, Chile

Not burger

Not Milk

Notblood, Notmatrix, pea protein, pineapple cabbage and seeds

Artificial intelligence (Giuseppe) generates plant combinations followed by blending ingredients

Low carbon and water footprint. Minimizes pressure on land and energy usage

Watson 2022b

Perfeggt Egg

Germany

Alternative Egg

Fava beans

Not available

Uses 5% fresh water, emits 25.7% GHG and less land use

Southey 2021

Helaina

New York, U.S

Infant formula (breast milk alternative)

Yeast

PF

Production method with a low environmental footprint

Marston 2022

Nepra food

Chile

Propasta, Hemp seed flour (N-50), Cheese

Hemp seeds

Cold press, mill and blend hemp meal with other ingredients

Uses less land, water and energy resources to produce hemp seed

Accesswire, 2022a; Nepra Foods 2022a, 2022b

Ynsects

Paris, France

Protein powder for feed (Ynmeal) and food (Adalba Pro)

Molitor larvae (feed) and buffalo meal worm (food)

Proprietary technology

Low carbon emission and land use

Grand view research, 2022; Ynsect 2022

Veg of Lund

Sweden

Dug potato milk

Pea protein, rapeseed oil, emulsifiers and chicory fibre

Blending

About 75% lower climate footprint, minimized water and land usage

Synergy foods 2022; Anay 2021

Current food

San Francisco, U.S

Kuleana

Radish, bamboo, algae, potato

Proprietary (scaffolding) technology

Restore the ocean, no planet strain

Buxton 2022; Shieber 2020

Hooray foods

San Francisco, U.S

Bacon alternative

Rice flour and cassava

Encapsulation of fats and other ingredient

Combat climate change, prevent animal mishandling and slaughtering

Lyra 2021; Wilder 2021

Herotein

China

Hybrid beef and pork products

Soy, pea and wheat and cell cultured fats

Muscle fibre simulation technique and cell culture

Low environmental impact

Neo 2021

Spero

San Jose, U.S

Egg and cream cheese alternative

Sunflower (cheese) seeds, pumpkin seeds (egg) mushroom extract

Not available

Uses 96% and 99% less land and CO2 emission for production compared to nuts and dairy, respectively

Watson 2021; Spero Foods 2022a, 2022b

Impossible food

California, U.S

Burger, sausage and chicken-like nuggets

Soybean and potato

Genetic engineering using yeast

Conserve water, save wildlife and reduce GHG emission footprint

Morrison 2021

Roslin Technologies

UK

Cultivated meat

Animal stem cells

Advanced cell technology

Conserve animal life and prevent negative environmental impact due to animal production

Roslin Technologies 2022