Shiru Launches Plant Protein-Based Fat for “Categorical Upgrade” of Alt Meats
California-based Shiru, a biotech startup that creates novel food ingredients, has launched its first commercial product OleoPro, a plant protein-based fat for use in alt meat and other plant-based food formulations. Developed using the company’s patented Flourish™ technology platform, the biotech company says OleoPro is a high-performance, sustainable, and nutritious alternative fat ingredient. Improved nutritional profile “Oils commonly used in plant-based meats today like palm and coconut are disastrous for the environment and aren’t great from a health perspective either. OleoPro™ is a categorical upgrade, bringing all the juiciness and fattiness we expect from conventional meats to plant-based, but with a much improved nutritional profile OleoPro™ is a categorical upgrade and without tearing down the rainforest,” said Dr. Jasmin Hume, founder and CEO of Shiru. Shiru’s novel ingredient …
