Meelunie, a global leader in plant-based ingredients, believes that fava will play a key role in the protein transition. According to the company, Fava beans, otherwise known as broad beans, will help meet the growing demand for plant-based proteins while addressing deforestation, inefficiencies in global agriculture and other climate-related challenges.
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PROFUSION Launches Pea & Fava Bean Protein Products as Fava Rises in Popularity
UK health-forward brand PROFUSION announces new soy-free Organic Pea and Fava Protein Mince & Chunks which are high in protein, 100% vegan, organic and gluten free. The release comes at a time when the fava bean is rising in popularity as a plant protein.
Finland’s Verso Foods Granted Patent for Vegan Products Created with Fava Beans
Verso Food, the market leader of plant-based foods in Finland, has been granted a patent for the production method of its Beanit Chunks and Mince made from fava beans. Beanit is the world’s first plant-based protein product made from Nordic Fava beans, which the University of Copenhagen revealed to be protein-dense and nutritionally superior to lentils, amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa. As we reported in June, Business Finland announced it was funding a EUR 2.1M project with VTT Research and the University of Helsinki to support the Finnish food industry to develop plant protein products for the international market and strengthen Finland’s position in the global plant protein market by valorising Finnish crops such as the fava (or broad) bean utilised by Verso Food for this …
The University of Copenhagen Reveals the Broad Bean to be Worthy Opponent to Controversial Soy
The University of Copenhagen has found a method for making protein powder from broad (also known as fava) beans. Researchers tested different crops in relation to which had the greatest potential as a protein powder in foods and could be grown locally. Broad beans were found to surpass lentils, amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa.