From: Trends and innovations in the formulation of plant-based foods
Company | Location | Product/name | Ingredients | Production | Target | References |
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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 | |
Merit food | Manitoba, Canada | Puratein Canola protein and pea protein | Canola seeds | Proprietary extraction and membrane filtration | Reduced environmental impact, uses less water | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Current food | San Francisco, U.S | Kuleana | Radish, bamboo, algae, potato | Proprietary (scaffolding) technology | Restore the ocean, no planet strain | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |