Protein

PLANT and MEAT, PROTEIN IN HARMONY

No Self Reliance
Increasing meat consumption has
manifested itself in China, losing
its near self-sufficiency in soybeans.
Chinese soybeans imports have steadily
increased and now represent about
85 percent of consumption. Similarly,
corn imports are now also at the
beginning of the soy-trajectory as
compared to the past when China
was self-sufficient.

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Perfect Day gains patent and funding for animal-free proteins

Perfect Day is a start-up specializing in the production of environmentally friendly and nutritious sources of protein – without the use of animals. The Silicon Valley-based innovator is collaborating with food companies and food investors to bring its proteins to market and has raised US$24.7 million in funding and received its first patent for the use of animal-free dairy proteins in food applications.

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