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Launching high quality protein ingredients is ‘timely’ as the world seeks out sustainable, plant-based protein, said the COO of Burcon, as the Canadian protein specialist records its first revenues in its history.

In a call with investors, Johann Tergesen, President and Chief Operating Officer, Burcon NutraScience, said the company is encouraged by the overall market conditions.

For a long time in the shadow of soy as a plant protein source, pea protein is establishing itself in food and beverage applications, with the US market set to explode, say industry experts.

With an average annual growth of 5% in volume terms over the last three years, the plant-based protein market has to satisfy ever-increasing consumer demand,” said Bruno Gehin, corporate product manager – proteins for Roquette.

“The ability to meet this demand depends on new plant-derived sources delivering reliable, sustainable and affordable alternatives to animal proteins or soybeans. Consumers want products that are healthy and sustainable and that at the same time offer an attractive taste and texture.”

To meet this increasing demand, pea protein isolates are increasingly finding use in a range of food and beverage products, from nutritional bars to ready-to-drink beverages and powders, and from pastas to batters and breadings.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Decatur, IL, has been awarded the Best Beverage Ingredient Concept prize for its isolated soy protein line Clarisoy at the 2012 InterBev Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, NV. Clarisoy is the world's first vegetable-based protein that offers clarity and complete protein nutrition for beverage applications. The InterBev Awards, organized by FoodBev Media Ltd, are presented biennially at the InterBev Tradeshow. The program includes more than 30 categories and is a prestigious distinction within the global beverage industry.

Clarisoy, the ‘invisible’ soy protein developed by Burcon NutraScience and commercialized by ADM, is attracting interest from “top-tier multinational companies to niche regional fruit juice companies” keen to add protein to everything from sport nutrition products to fruit/veg blends, says ADM.

ADM, which struck a global licensing deal with Burcon to produce, distribute and sell Clarisoy last March, can now supply commercial quantities after building a dedicated production plant for the novel ingredient at its soy protein facility in Decatur, Illinois.

The two options on offer are Clarisoy 100, which is 100% soluble in low pH beverages, and new variant Clarisoy 150, suitable for neutral pH applications such as soy milks and smoothies.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM; Decatur, IL) says it will introduce the first line extension of its Clarisoy isolated soy protein line for beverages, at the upcoming Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in late July. Clarisoy is advertised as the world’s first vegetable-based protein that offers clarity and protein nutrition for beverage applications.

The newest addition, Clarisoy 150, is said to be a clean-tasting, isolated soy protein that is “specially processed for use in beverage systems with a pH of less than 4.0 with cloud systems or beverages neutralized to a pH of 7.0 of higher.”

Clarisoy, the ‘invisible’ soy protein developed by Burcon NutraScience and commercialized by ADM, is attracting interest from everyone from “top-tier multinational companies to niche regional fruit juice companies”, says ADM.

ADM, which struck a global licensing deal with Burcon to produce, distribute and sell Clarisoy last March, will be able to supply commercial quantities from June after building a dedicated production plant for the novel ingredient at its soy protein facility in Decatur, Illinois.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM; Decatur, IL) has opened its first commercial-scale plant for the manufacture of Clarisoy, a transparent soy protein for beverages. Clarisoy is fully soluble in beverages with a pH below 4.0. Customers will be able to purchase commercial-scale quantities of Clarisoy starting in June. ADM will also launch an extension of the Clarisoy line at next month’s IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Las Vegas.

Vancouver-based Burcon NutraScience will see its first product in commercial production this summer after 13 years of research and development of plant-based proteins. U.S. food-processing giant Archer Daniels Midland is tooling a factory in Illinois to produce Burcon’s Clarisoy 100 — a flavourless, odourless protein derived from soy beans — in commercial quantities for use in sports and recovery drinks.

Clarisoy, the invisible protein developed by Burcon and commercialized by ADM, will be available in commercial quantities by the summer, ADM has revealed.

Canadian plant protein specialist Burcon NutraScience Corporation is in talks with a potential partner to commercialize its novel pea protein isolate ‘Peazazz’ and the associated extraction technology.