Phytolon, an Israeli food-tech start-up founded in 2018, has announced it has secured $4.1 million in funding for its fermentation-based technology that produces plant-based food colours. Last week we reported that the GFI had released a report highlighting fermentation as a key concept for the realisation of a sustainable food system.
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Michroma – Creating Vegan and Sustainable Bio-Colorants to Disrupt Synthetic Petroleum Based Colourants
Argentinian bio-colourant firm Michroma calls itself a “disruptive company that comes to revolutionise” the entire food industry. Michroma aims to provide the population with novel natural fungus-based colorants which are healthy and sustainable, with the goal to replace all the colourants, in particular cochineal red 80, which is insect derived.
Colourfood Professional: “People are Desperately Looking for Truly Natural Alternatives to Food Colours”
Everything you need can be found in nature, and a company called Colourfood Professional is out to prove that. The German manufacturers create vegan food colours that are made exclusively from fruit, vegetables and edible plants. No chemicals or additives are used.