🍬 Sugar
As for cocoa alternatives, most sugar alternative players have raised significant funding in the past quarters. Now, we are waiting for the “results”, both in terms of commercialisation deals and product launches.
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🍦 Fat
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MicroLub raised $10M for its fat and calorie reduction technology without compromising mouthfeel
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- MicroLub, a UK startup, raised $10M for its patented protein-based ingredient technology, which forms water-rich microgels to replicate fat’s lubrication and mouthfeel.
- It says the technology enables manufacturers to cut fat and calories by up to 75%, while increasing protein content and reducing the need for emulsifiers and thickeners.
- The funding will support expansion in the US and Asia, converting customer trials into commercial agreements and further technology development.
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👅 Other taste enhancers/modulators
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Ferm Labs raised €3M to scale its fermentation platform for clean-label flavour ingredients
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- Ferm Labs, a Swiss-Italian startup, raised €3M, notably from Italian confectionery producer Loacker, to scale its fermentation platform using non-GMO microbes to upcycle sidestreams into clean-label B2B flavour ingredients.
- Its flagship ingredient, made from liquid whey, provides an aged-cheese flavour for industrial cheese applications and is said to reduce raw cheese inclusion from 20% to under 1% without sensory degradation, delivering 75% cost-in-use savings.
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