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Plant protein, the final frontier

Plant protein, the final frontier: From canola to flax, hemp and pea

If there’s a plant with protein in it, Burcon NutraScience has probably had a good shot at extracting it. But is the market ready for flax protein isolate? Elaine Watson caught up with president and chief operating officer Johann Tergesen to find out.

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Industry/Plant-protein-the-final-frontier-From-canola-to-flax-hemp-and-pea

The newest entry is rice protein made from stabilized rice bran. 60% of the nutients of a rice kernel is in the milled off bran. It is basically low grade animal feed now. Some firms have a heat treated rice bran that destroys many of the nutrients in the bran. NutraCea(NTRZ) has developed a method of giving stabilized rice bran products a shelf live of 12 months and now fit for human consumption onm a large scale.

The biggest story is NTRZ's partnership with DSM and DSM/NTRZ are now developing rice protein products made from stabilized rice bran. The only main competition is soy protein. The current rice protein is a poor product with limited uses. Soy is GMO and not too at all popular in health circles. With political and environmental pressure on animals and fish as food all plant proteins will increase in value, IMO.

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Market/NutraCea-reports-significant-progress-on-rice-protein-project-with-DSM