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Sea & Flour has received patent approval for its seaweed processing method

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Algae, Microalgae & Seaweed

Sea & Flour’s New Patent Brings Seaweed to Commercial Baking

Philadelphia-based Sea & Flour, the first baking company that uses seaweed to enrich bread and other goods, has received patent approval for its seaweed processing method for baking applications.  Sea & Flour’s breakthrough technology preserves the nutritional profile of seaweed (sometimes lost while processing), addresses its off-taste, and ensures it can be added as a primary ingredient in commercial baking operations. The company’s first seaweed bakery line includes bread, buns, rolls, and pizza dough. They are claimed to be carbon-positive and carbon-negative products because marine algae can be grown using regenerative coastal agriculture.  “Being awarded this patent is recognition of the uniqueness of our approach and the methods we developed and perfected over several years,” said Arlin Wasserman, co-founder and CEO of Sea & Flour. …

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Nepra Allergen-Free Vegan Bread

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Company News

Nepra Foods and Major Bakery Partner to Deliver First Products with “Superior” Vegan Egg Replacement

Nepra Foods (OTCQB: NPRFF) announces it is partnering national US bread company to deliver the first products made with Nepra’s proprietary vegan egg replacement.  The gluten-free products will initially be distributed to over 2,600 retailers across the country, including Kroger, Publix and Meijer stores.  According to Nepra, which produces an entire line of vegan egg replacement formulations, the novel product removes the last remaining allergen (eggs) from the ingredient list. Described as “indistinguishable” from its wheat-based counterpart, the gluten-free bread has a 28-day ambient shelf life and reduced carbohydrate profile.  Nepra’s initial formula will be used in white and multigrain breads, before expanding to other gluten-free product offerings. The company says it will retain ownership of the formulation, allowing it to license or partner with …

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Company News

Sweets Producer Pecan Deluxe Candy Makes Full Range Vegan, Avoiding Brexit Taxes

Pecan Deluxe Candy UK has reformulated the company’s recipes, making the whole range vegan, to avoid new British export regulations, which impose hefty taxes on animal-derived products. Pecan Delux Candy is a family-owned manufacturer based in Dallas, Texas, with international sites in the UK and Thailand. The company is a custom wholesale supplier with a portfolio ranging from toppings, baking inclusions, fudges, cookie dough, and popping candy. Tapping into current trends The company reformulated recipes, replacing butter and eggs for plant-based alternatives that don’t require the same EU border checks, after European exports dropped to 55% of total UK sales compared with 84% before Brexit. The bosses state that the products are now cheaper to produce and also tap into the current zeitgeist: “A plant-based …

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Nepra Egg White Replacer

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Products & Launches

Nepra Foods Launches Commercial Production of Egg White Replacer for Baking

Colorado-based Nepra Foods announces it has begun commercial production and in-plant trials of its Essential brand Egg White Replacement Powder (EPB-ER1), a proprietary egg white replacer for wholesale bakeries. According to Nepra, which produces a range of nutritious and allergen-friendly foods, the plant-based powder is intended for producers who want to remove or reduce eggs in an existing product formulation.  Lowering costs While most plant-based egg products on the market replace the taste and texture of whole cooked eggs, such as scrambled eggs, Nepra’s EPB-ER1 is designed for commercial bakers that use a chicken-based egg white powder, but are looking to switch to an animal-free alternative.  Egg white powder is an important ingredient for large bakeries, which often rely on the unique structural and binding …

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plant-based pet food treats

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Pet Food

NYC: Carbon Neutral Baking Mixes for Homemade Vegan Pet Treats

Peterra Kitchen, a new plant-based pet food startup based in New York City, announces the launch of two specifically formulated baking mixes to make dog treats and cat food mix-ins at home. Founded in 2021 by dietitian nutritionists Keri Gans and Jackie Newgent, Peterra Kitchen is on a mission to create carbon-neutral plant-based pet food that pets love and is kind to the planet. “I wanted a health-promoting meal mix-in for my kitty, Baby Duke, since his vet suggested he was slightly overweight and showed signs of inflammation,” Jackie Newgent comments. “I couldn’t find an ideal product on the market, so I created my own product featuring fiber and potential anti-inflammatory benefits,” she adds. “Health-protective” dog and cat treats Peterra’s mixes only require the user …

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Food & Beverage

Shiru Partners with Puratos to Develop Next-Gen Egg Replacer for Baking

California biotech startup Shiru announces a new partnership with Puratos, a leading innovator of bakery goods, to help evaluate and scale prototypes for a next-generation egg replacement.  The partnership will focus on Shiru’s proprietary discovery platform Flourish, which identifies proteins that offer the same taste and texture properties as animal-based ingredients. Shiru will then leverage Puratos’ expertise in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients to create prototypes of plant-based baked goods.  In order to target proteins, Flourish uses bioinformatics and machine learning to search through hundreds of millions of functional proteins found in nature. Once it locates a possible candidate with desirable properties, Shiru uses precision fermentation and high-throughput screening techniques to produce more of the proteins, which are then evaluated for their performance in baked goods.    …

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Food & Beverage

Planteneers Opens New Potential For Baked Goods Manufacturers 

With a new plant-based range from Germany’s Planteneers, manufacturers can create vegan products from brioche, soft rolls and burger buns to muffins, cake and cookies, to toppings, fillings and plant-based cream alternatives. Together with sister company DeutscheBack, Planteneers has developed attractive baking agents, compounds and all-in mixes that can be used like a modular system. “We offer customers multiple application possibilities per article, so they can use our fiildBake products with maximum flexibility,” says Michael Pruss, Head of Business Development. “By combining the ingredients in different ways, for example, the consistency and texture of the final product can be adjusted.” Making vegan bread and rolls is normally not a big problem. Nevertheless, with fiildBake Rice Bread Planteneers offers an expanded solution, since it is suitable …

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Society

Amazon Launch Online Vegan Baking Store after TV Show [update – promotion ended]

When much-loved family TV show The Great British Bake-off announced that they would be broadcasting a vegan week, viewers were shocked and some appalled that there would be a baking contest without the traditional use of eggs or dairy, whereas the 7 million UK vegans were happily surprised. The unexpected aftermath of the hit show is that sales of vegan baking products have soared, and 37 percent of respondents to a survey stated they are now more likely to choose a vegan cake as opposed to the traditional kind.

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