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Finnish food tech company BioMush has developed solid-state fermentation technology using fungi to transform edible side streams and food waste into umami-flavored ingredients for plant-based foods.

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BioMush Unveils Plug-and-Play Fermentation Tech to Turn Industry Sidestreams into Umami Ingredients

Finnish food tech company BioMush has developed solid-state fermentation technology using fungi to transform edible side streams and food waste into umami-flavored ingredients. The innovation targets food industry operators to help them address industrial waste while creating natural, clean-label flavoring solutions for plant-based foods. Outi Mäkinen, Tytti-Lotta Ojala, and Reetta Andolin founded BioMush in 2021 in Espoo. Under the leadership of CEO Kaisa Karhunen, the startup has raised $3.08 million to address the 14% of global food industry side streams wasted annually. The Finnish startup unveiled its first demo-scale bioreactor at the Future Food-Tech event in London. Karhunen shared in the announcement, “Our primary clients are food manufacturers that have both usable by-products and a need for flavor products. To our knowledge, we are the first and …

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Fermtech, an Oxford-based startup developing what it claims to be a zero-carbon protein, has raised over £325,000 in a crowdfunding round-

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Fermtech Raises Over £325,000 in Crowdfunding for Zero-Carbon Protein Trialed by Major Food Companies

Fermtech, an Oxford-based startup developing what it claims to be a zero-carbon protein, has raised over £325,000 in a crowdfunding round launched on the Crowdcube platform last month. The company has already surpassed its initial funding goal, yet the campaign remains open for another week. Using solid-state fermentation, the fungus Aspergillus oryzae — known as koji and widely used in foods — and spent grains from local breweries as feedstock, Fermtech produces its non-GMO and affordable protein that is said to deliver great taste in plant-based foods, from baked goods to snacks to plant-based meat and cheese. With the capital, the startup will pilot-scale production to launch its first product, Nutriferm. Additionally, the company will enhance its R&D efforts to “fine-tune” its patent-pending fermentation processes …

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