Meala has partnered with dsm-firmenich to commercialize Vertis™ PB Pea, a texturizing pea protein ingredient designed for plant-based meat options. The product is now accessible in Europe by way of dsm-firmenich.
Vertis™ PB Pea is produced through biotechnology and is protected by two patents. It features as a multifunctional ingredient that replaces a number of binders generally utilized in plant-based meat formulations, corresponding to hydrocolloids.
One protein, a number of options
The ingredient delivers binding, gelation, and emulsifying properties inside a single part. It additionally will increase the protein content material of completed merchandise. This consolidation of features is meant to shorten ingredient lists and simplify labeling, with Vertis™ PB Pea clearly recognized as “pea protein.”
Checks point out compatibility throughout a variety of purposes together with burgers, sausages, and nuggets. The protein maintains its useful properties below varied thermal situations, supporting each warmth processing and low-temperature purposes. It additionally contributes to texture and water retention, that are key components in attaining fascinating juiciness and construction in plant-based meat merchandise.
Tali Feldman Sivan, chief enterprise officer and co-founder of Meala FoodTech, stated, “It addresses each performance and clean-label calls for, whereas replicating the sensory profile and expertise of typical meat merchandise.”
The product builds on Meala FoodTech’s proprietary platform, developed in 2022, which creates ‘functionally activated proteins’ designed to switch methylcellulose and gums broadly used as binding and gelling brokers in plant-based meat merchandise. In 2023, the corporate raised $1.9 million in pre-seed funding to additional develop this multifunctional protein platform. And as of at the moment, it has raised $7 million in fairness and grants.
Vertis™ PB Pea is positioned as an ingredient answer for producers in search of to optimize plant-based meat options by way of improved diet, texture, and label simplicity. Manufacturing has commenced in Europe, with plans to scale internationally in response to rising demand.
Highly effective collaboration drives international rollout
The collaboration combines Meala’s innovation in pea protein know-how with dsm-firmenich’s distribution community and experience in regulatory compliance and market rollout. Hadar Ekhoiz Razmovich, CEO and co-founder of Meala FoodTech, acknowledged dsm-firmenich’s position: “Their software help, regulatory experience, and skill to drive international industrial rollouts are unprecedented. dsm-firmenich believed in us from the very starting—not solely as buyers, however as true companions—providing steering, belief, and strategic help that helped lay the muse for this highly effective collaboration.”
