Creation of proteins, lipids, and functional ingredients for meat, egg, and dairy alternatives is one of the newest and most promising applications for fermentation. Non-conventional stakeholders are beginning to get involved in this domain (e.g., Total invests in Deep Branch, March ‘21), whilst for several oil & gas companies (Chevron & Shell) and energy utilities (Uniper & Drax) this field is already chartered territory. Despite the high activity level, the alternative protein industry is immature and needs to be tested thanks to demonstrators.
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