Solar Foods receives novel food regulatory approval for a protein grown with hydrogen
The regulatory approval for the novel food, given by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), allows for the sale of food products containing Solein in Singapore. The highly sustainable protein is planned to begin commercial production and sales in 2024.
Finnish foodtech company Solar Foods submitted a novel food dossier on Solein for SFA’s consideration in September 2021. Solar Foods first commercial-scale production facility, Factory 01, is set to begin operations in Finland in 2024.
Solein is a microbial protein-rich powder that contains all the essential amino acids. It can be used to replace existing proteins in a variety of foods, for example in alternative dairy and meat, different snacks and beverages, noodles and pasta, or breads and spreads. It is the first ever novel food disconnected from the limits of traditional agriculture. This type of production method has the potential to transform the sustainability, availability and transparency of what we eat and where food can be produced.
Solein is produced using a bioprocess where microbes are fed with gases (carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and oxygen) and small amounts of nutrients. The bioprocess resembles winemaking, with carbon dioxide and hydrogen replacing sugar as the source of carbon and energy, respectively.
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