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Check out 👀 this article on how plant-based proteins are being used in markets other than meat and dairy analogues.

Beyond meat and dairy analogues: What can plant-based protein do? Plant-based protein isn’t just about meat and dairy analogues. At Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt last month, FoodNavigator spoke to companies doing a range of things with alternative proteins outside of simply adding them to plant-based burgers, sausages, milk and cheese.

Happy Holidays from our team to yours!

Check out 👀 this article on how plant-based food and beverage companies are working to make their businesses more viable.

Plant-based CPG brands “return to fundamentals” amid new market dynamics With higher interest rates and investors being more cautious on where they put their money, many plant-based food and beverage start-ups are going back to business basics of creating a sustainable business model while continuing to find new ways to innovate in the category, a panel of experts shared...

Developing commercially viable nutraceutical and functional food ingredients requires knowledgeable staff, innovative thinking and a thorough understanding of regulatory requirements. Lucky for you, KeyLeaf has all that. Ask us how we can help your ideas become a reality.

Our Batavia, IL team had a canned soup drive for the holiday season with all 75 cans collected going to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes closet. The Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry has been open for over 40 years and is currently serving over 1,200 individuals each month. We appreciate everything that they do for our community.

At KeyLeaf, we strive to meet or exceed customer needs and specifications by giving them a competitive edge in the increasingly crowded natural supplements market. With our vast experience with plant compounds and our ability to use aqueous extraction for clean label processing, we have the ability to properly scale from product concept to larger batch sizes for your product development requirements.

Check out 👀 the section on Agriculture - there is some interesting technology featured there!

Don’t let grim headlines obscure the progress on climate change Although emissions are continuing to go up, there are more reasons to be optimistic than many people realize. Here are some innovations that will help.

At KeyLeaf, we use short path distillation (SPD) for the fractionation and purification of high-value ingredients. Some applications this can be used in are:
• Concentration of Omega 3 fatty acids
• Concentration of food flavors, aromas, and essential oils
• Wax distillation and processing
• Purification of synthetic oils and resins
• Fractionation of fatty acid-esters
• Purification of tocopherols, sterols, and tocotrienols
• Separation of extracts

The debate continues - what side are you on?

Stacking plant-based meat up against the real thing: ‘Often it has a slightly better nutritional composition’ A report finds that plant-based burgers, meatballs and bacon alternatives are healthier than their meaty counterparts, but animal meat scores better for chicken chunks, chicken fillet, and schnitzel.

At KeyLeaf, "scaling-up", aka Pilot Scale, is our Jam! Pilot scale capabilities and availability are a scarce resource in today's world of short lead times, constant pressure to innovate, and hyper-focused R&D expenditures. In short, we take a process developed in a laboratory (bench-scale) and identify what equipment and process parameters (times and temperatures) are required at a smaller and full production scale. Send us a DM to learn more.

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your day is spent with loved ones, eating too much food, and watching football!

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your day is spent with loved ones, eating too much food, and watching football!