Burcon receives co-investment from Protein Industries Canada to develop food-grade high purity proteins from sunflower seeds

摘要

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, has received a co-investment from Proteins Industries Canada for the development of high-quality protein ingredients from sunflower seeds. The $1 million project will see Burcon partnering with Pristine Gourmet, a processor of 100% pure Canadian non-GMO cold pressed virgin oils, to further develop Burcon's novel process for the production of sunflower protein ingredients. Premium sunflower protein isolate, that contains greater than 90% protein purity and have exceptional taste and functionality, has the potential of setting a new benchmark in the growing plant-based ingredients market. Leveraging Burcon's core protein extraction and purification platform, the project intends to fine-tune and scale up an economical extraction and isolation process arising from the by-product (pressed cake) of sunflower oil production.