- Burcon NutraScience (BU) has developed an economical, scalable process to extract high-purity protein ingredients from sunflower seeds
- It converts sunflower meal, a by-product of the production of sunflower oil, into high-quality sunflower protein isolates that feature a neutral taste and off-white colour
- Burcon’s new sunflower protein isolates are greater than 90 per cent pure protein
- Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages
- Burcon Nutrascience Corp. (BU) is down 2.00 per cent, trading at C$0.49 per share at 1:31 pm ET
Burcon NutraScience (BU) has developed an economical, scalable process to extract high-purity protein ingredients from sunflower seeds.
The company has developed a proprietary extraction and purification process. It converts sunflower meal, a by-product of the production of sunflower oil, into high-quality sunflower protein isolates that feature a neutral taste and off-white colour. These unique properties make them ideal for use in a variety of valuable food applications, in particular those featuring delicate flavours.
Sunflower proteins currently on the market consist of concentrates in the range of 50-60 per cent protein content. Burcon’s new sunflower protein isolates are greater than 90 per cent pure protein. Like all Burcon proteins, its sunflower proteins feature exceptional taste and functional attributes which can address many of the formulation challenges.
Sunflower is the world’s third-largest oilseed crop – behind soy and canola/rapeseed. It’s a natural oilseed source of non-GMO, non-allergenic, clean-label protein. Once oil is extracted from the seeds, the leftover meal is normally fed to livestock to develop animal protein. However, the Burcon process innovation allows high-quality, food-grade plant protein to be upcycled directly from the meal much more effectively. This makes it a highly sustainable protein ingredient for use in various food and beverage applications around the world.
The company is collaborating with Pristine Gourmet to further optimize Burcon’s novel sunflower protein technology.
Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages.
Burcon Nutrascience Corp. (BU) is down 2.00 per cent, trading at C$0.49 per share at 1:31 pm ET.