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We've developed platform technology that allows us to extract leaf protein ingredients from any leafy plant material.
About
Despite the on-going demand for snack and convenience foods, food manufacturers have limited AND limiting ingredients to create the next generation of better-for-you processed foods. Market Problems 1. Lack of biodiversity in ingredients - Our food sources are unsustainably dependent on "the big four" staple crops (maize, rice, wheat and potatoes) which impact food security. 2. Lack of nutrition - Snack foods are heavily reliant on these staple crops which are low in fibre, protein and have low overall nutritional value. 3. Lack of alternatives - Soy and wheat make up 90% of the plant protein ingredient market today. Unfortunately soy and wheat are also 2 of the 8 major food allergens. Solution 1. Increase ingredient biodiversity x10,000 - Leaf protein, Rubisco, is the most abundant source of protein on Earth. Our proprietary extraction protocol allows us to extract leaf protein from any plant source helping food manufacturers access a more biodiverse and sustainable range of plant proteins. 2. Increase nutrition - Unlike other plant proteins, leaf protein offer higher protein nutrition with a complete essential amino acid profile and high digestibility, as well as providing functional fibre. 3. A library of alternative plant proteins - We're building a new category of more biodiverse, sustainable and nutrition plant proteins from multiple plant sources.
Key Benefits
Sustainably sourced for stable supply Our facilities in Australia have direct access to input biomass all year round, enabling stable supply of leaf protein to food manufacturer. We work closely with local growers to increase crop yield by at least 2 fold while simultaneously reducing water and chemical consumption. We also reduce the risk of crop failure from the early stage harvesting & processing to better secure revenue returns for growers. A library of alternative functional plant proteins Our vision is to build a library or leaf protein ingredients from multiple plant sources. These ingredients will be offered as either: Nüleaf Protein® - Complete: a 65% protein concentrate ingredient with antioxidant potential, for use in better-for-you and food supplement & nutraceutical applications, see attached Product Sheet for our first commercial ingredient.Nüleaf Protein® - Complete Product Sheet.pdf Nüleaf Protein® - Isolate: an 80% protein isolate that is neutral in colour and taste, for use as a natural food additive for emulsification and foaming and as a potential egg-white replacement
Applications
Nüleaf Protein® - Complete targets the health and nutraceutical market that require a high quality plant protein ingredient. It can be used in a range of formats as an added functional protein ingredient to: - beverages, such as juices - baked goods, such as high protein & fibre crackers, snack bars - healthfood supplements such as protein shakes and snacks Nüleaf Protein® - Isolate targets better-for-you processed foods that require the following functionality, foaming, emulsification and gelation. It can be used in a range of formats: - plant-based dairy, as an emulsifying and foaming agent for plant-based milks - plant-based meat, as both a protein and binding ingredient - baked goods, as a natural stabiliser