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ICL Food Specialties and DAIZ Engineering to Launch ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ Textured Soy Protein at Food Ingredients Europe 2024
Revolutionary solution delivers excellent taste, texture, and nutrition to reinvent plant-based meat and seafood products
Ladenburg, November 13, 2024 – ICL Food Specialties, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredient solutions, and DAIZ Engineering, a food-tech startup company with a patented protein technology, today announced the launch of a transformative soy protein designed to address sensory challenges faced by the plant-based meat and seafood industry. ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ leverages proprietary germination technology to produce innovative textured soy proteins that allow formulators to create a new generation of plant-based meat and seafood products that offer excellent taste, texture, and nutritional attributes compared to plant-based protein options currently in the marketplace.
“ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ is a breakthrough development, made possible through our partnership with DAIZ,” says Mr. Rado Sporka, Vice President of the Food Specialties Commercial Business for ICL. “Together we are excited to offer an innovative and exceptional soy protein without the characteristic ‘beany’ or bitter taste, to help formulators create better tasting, better performing plant-based meat and seafood products for an elevated consumer experience.”
“Our proprietary germination technology is key to the positive attributes of ROVITARIS® SprouTx™,” says Mr. Koji Ochiai, CEO of DAIZ Engineering. “Through an innovative process, we demonstrate significant advancements in the taste, texture, and nutrition, which also impacts the affordability of the textured soy protein. This product has transformative potential for the industry, with the ability to successfully solve a range of issues facing manufacturers.”
ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ will launch at Food Ingredients Europe 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany, 19-21 November. Visit the ICL Food Specialties booth #3.1K10 to learn more and meet with experts available to share the benefits of this revolutionary textured soy protein. ROVITARIS® SprouTx™ will be available for commercial distribution in 2025.
For more information about the development of this revolutionary textured soy protein, including the benefits it provides to manufacturers and consumers, click here to download the white paper.
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About ICL Food Specialties
ICL Food Specialties is part of the ICL Group, a leading global specialty minerals company that creates impactful solutions for humanity’s sustainability challenges in the global food, agriculture, and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash, and phosphate resources, its global professional workforce, and its strong focus on R&D and technological innovation capabilities, to drive growth across its end markets. ICL shares are dually listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide, and its 2023 revenues totaled approximately $7.5 billion.
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About DAIZ Engineering
DAIZ Engineering is at the forefront of revolutionizing food by addressing the global protein shortage through technology. Leveraging our proprietary germination technology, we unlock the full potential of plant-derived nutritional components at the molecular level, crafting innovative production processes that transform plants into high-value ingredients. Our expertise in molecular design and process engineering allows us to create ingredients with better taste and enhanced nutritional profiles, paving the way for a new era of plant-based foods. Learn more at https://engineering.daiz.inc/.
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Andreea Boitor, Global Head of Digital & Communications, ICL Food Specialties
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