Kinoko Turns Legumes into High-Quality Protein Foods Using Mycelium & SSF
Kinoko-Tech is an Israel-based B2B company developing high-quality protein plant-based foods by “harnessing fermentation to elevate healthy food to superfood”. The company was founded in 2019 by Jasmin Ravid and Hadar Shohat, to supply food manufacturers and the food service industry with fermented fungi-based ingredients and products to be used as a source of high-quality protein. Solid state fermentation Kinoko claims it has developed a solid-state fermentation technology (SSF) platform …
Forsea Foods Raises $5.2M for Cultivated Eel, Will Inaugurate Pilot Plant in 2023
Israel’s Forsea Foods, which claims to be the first startup to use organoid technology for its cultivated seafood process, has raised $5.2 million in a seed round led by Berlin-based Target Global. The new funding will accelerate R&D for cultivating eel meat, the company’s first targeted species, and the development of other fish. Forsea explains it has plans to inaugurate a pilot plant in 2023, allowing the company to create a …
Israel Declares Food Tech & Alt Protein as National Priority; GFI Implores EU to Follow Suit
The Israeli Government this week declared “Food tech, with an emphasis on alternative proteins” as one of five national priorities. The decision was made in consultation with the nonprofit GFI Israel, which plays a key role in the region in promoting the advantage of alternative proteins as a solution to global climate and food crises. Alla Voldman-Rentzer, vice president at the GFI Israel, commented: “The decision to select food tech with …
Israel’s BioBetter Secures $10M to Cultivate Meats Using Tobacco Plants
Israeli food tech startup BioBetter announces it has secured $10M in a Series A round to develop and commercialise growth factors made with tobacco plants. Growth factors are essential in the cultivated meat process for cells to grow and multiply. The cellular agriculture industry depends on a limited offer of costly growth factors for its operations. BioBetter’s discovery could significantly reduce production costs by 300%, the food tech claims. Tobacco plants …
Israel’s Forsea Foods is “First to Cultivate Eel” Using Organoid Technology
Food tech Forsea Foods, based in Israel, claims to be the first startup to use organoid technology for its cultivated seafood process. Roee Nir, co-founder of Forsea, recently made public the company’s patented technology platform developed to harness natural tissue formation methods to produce healthy and tasty alt seafood. Forming fish tissues Organoid technology has been previously used in developmental biology, medicine, and research. It involves creating an ideal environment for fish …