Dairy alternatives—pea milk, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, oat milk, and a plethora of alt-cheeses, yogurts, and other products made without any involvement from cows—have become ubiquitous. But few would ever be mistaken for the real thing. advertisement advertisement Perfect Day, a startup that uses fermentation to make proteins that are nutritionally identical to those in cow milk, is different: A sample of “ice cream” made with the company’s milk protein, for example, tasted exactly like regular ice cream to me, representing a fundamental shift for the industry. Today, the company announced the closing of a $140 million series C funding round that will help it bring its ingredients to market. The key to making products that truly taste like dairy, the founders say, is milk protein. “You can take coconut oil and non-lactose sugars and make a frozen dessert,” says Ryan Pandya, CEO and cofounder of Perfect Day. “But if … [Read more...] about This company that makes milk protein without cows just raised an utterly huge amount of cash
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Plant-based foods agree on labeling standards to help fight attacks from the meat industry
What do you call a burger that isn’t made of meat? Plant-based options are growing rapidly, but there hasn’t yet been a consensus on how to refer to these meatless dishes. The issue, it seems, lies in whether consumers understand these foods best by names that mention the meat-based items they represent—burgers, sausage, bacon, and so on—or if the use of any meat terms is confusing and misleading. Now, the Plant Based Food Association has released its first plant-based meat labeling guide to create consistency across this emerging food sector. advertisement The trade association represents more than 160 plant-based food companies, a sign of how the world of meat alternatives has been expanding. The presence of plant-based meats in grocery stores grew by 10% last year, according to the PBFA, and that doesn’t even cover the rise of alternatives in restaurants, from the Impossible Whopper to Beyond Fried Chicken. But legislators (and the meat industry … [Read more...] about Plant-based foods agree on labeling standards to help fight attacks from the meat industry
