Naylor Farms Begins Constructing “World’s First” Brassica Protein Facility
The UK’s Naylor Farms has begun constructing a facility that it claims is the first in the world dedicated to extracting brassica protein. The €38 million eco-factory will be located seven miles from Naylor Farms in Lincolnshire. It will extract three ingredients from cabbages — protein, fibre, and an umami syrup that can be used in sports nutrition drinks or as a lower-salt substitute for soy sauce. According to Naylor Farms, cabbage protein is nutritionally superior to other plant proteins, while also being more sustainable. 150-200 tonnes of cabbages can be grown on a hectare of farmland, compared to just four tonnes for soy and peas. The crop is also highly resilient and can be grown on numerous types of soil worldwide. While Naylor’s initial …