潜水简介:
- Merit Functional Foods started commercial production of canola protein at its new 94,000-square-foor facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 优点基于低芥酸菜籽的蛋白质成分Puratein可用于植物性的，清洁标签的食物段。据该公司称，这是世界上第一个也是唯一的大型设施，生产食品级的低铁蛋白蛋白。
- With two decades of experience, BurconNutraScience Corporationowns hundreds of patents for processing proteins from plants including pea, canola, soy, hemp and sunflower. Merit was formed in 2019 as a joint venture在汉堡之间还有三名食品行业高管，并生产burcon的豌豆和低芥酸菜籽蛋白成分。
潜水见解：
As the plant-based protein marketcontinues to boom和demand skyrockets, food manufacturers and ingredient providers are exploring new options to keep consumers satisfied. Although many plant-based protein companies tap soy or peas for their protein ingredient, other options like canola are gaining momentum.
Canola is the world’s second-largest oilseed crop, behind soybeans. Researchers have identified canola, also known as rapeseed,as a nutritious optionthat has similar metabolic effects to soy. To produce oil, canola is crushed. The residual meal, which contains36% protein,经常被喂给牲畜。As the plant-based food market continues to grow, some see the opportunity to redirect the residual meal intoan upcycled ingredient对于人类来说。
Each plant-based protein ingredient一定要确定limitations。Soy and wheat are two of the most common allergens in the U.S. Although pea protein poses less of an allergen problem, it can be difficult to digest for some people. Other motivations behind finding a diverse range of plant-based protein sources are promoting crop diversity and giving food manufacturers different flavor and texture profiles to work with in product formulations.
为了探索低芥酸菜籽的潜力，Burcon投入了二十年的研究，对农作物进行了研究。低芥酸菜子自然具有两种不良化合物 - 磨牙酸和葡萄糖醇 - 可以构成健康风险when ingested。According to the Canola Council, researchers haveused breeding technologies to develop这些化合物水平较低的低芥酸菜籽品种。
Food manufacturers are taking note of canola’s potential. Nestlé is与Burcon和功绩合作on both pea and canola protein ingredients. The company wants to develop a range of plant-based protein options for its alternative protein product lines, which include burger patties, sausages, chicken filets and various prepared dishes.
Bunge also投资2280万美元在价值year, taking a minority stake in the company. The investment helped Merit construct the new processing facility. The deal also gave Bunge a quick entry into the rapidly growing plant-based protein ingredients market, where it has already made investments in pea protein. Bunge is a promising partner for Merit because of its extensive experience in the commodities market.
Burcon和功绩在低芥酸菜籽蛋白空间中有一些竞争。荷兰健康和营养产品制造商DSM和法国农业工业团体Avril是collaboratingto make food proteinfrom non-GMO canola.They are aiming to have their first product commercially available by the end of 2021.
