The Leaf Protein Co: Unlocking Earth's most abundant source of protein
Fern Ho, CEO and Co-Founder of The Leaf Protein Co. joins us to talk about a protein source you may have not heard about yet!
We cover:
What is leaf protein?
The extraction process
Global competitor landscape
Other plants and their protein extraction
Commercialising leaf protein
What stage is Leaf Protein Co. currently at?
How is your product performing once applied to different formats and food matrices?
What the future holds for Leaf Protein Co
The future of the protein industry
One-liners you don’t want to miss:
“Rubisco protein enzyme can be found in pretty much any leaf of any pant on earth and this is how it comes to be this most abundant protein on earth.”
“To date is hasn’t been commercially made available. That’s potentially the nut we are trying to crack is to bring to market this amazing plant protein.”
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