Meeting Demand with new Pea and Faba Protein Concentrates

St Louis, June 17, 2024   Bunge is expanding its portfolio to include pea and faba protein concentrates, which complement our leading soy protein concentrate portfolio. For this we are collaborating with Golden Fields, an agricultural company and key dry miller of pea and faba in Europe to meet rising demand for plant proteins beyond soy in the food, pet, and feed segments. Golden Fields built and will operate a new factory in Liepaja, Latvia to produce exclusively for Bunge.

 

Meaningful product attributes

Bunge’s new range of pea and faba protein concentrates are non-GMO, light in color, finely powdered, and deliver 55-70% protein on a dry-basis. This allows food and feed customers to easily enhance protein content and support non-GMO and allergen-free labeling.
• Non-GMO
• Light in color
• Finely powdered
• 55-70% protein content
• Allergen free

 

Sustainability benefits 

Bunge’s pea and faba protein concentrates also bring sustainability benefits as they’re made from pea and faba farmed through crop-rotation practices and are extracted via dry-fractionation without using water or solvents, which are typically utilized in pulse protein production.  
Crop sourcing originates from a European network of local farmers across Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia limiting distance to the processing venue.

 

Expert Consultation

The offering of soy, pea, and faba protein concentrates complements our oils, fats, and lecithins portfolio for customized solutions to meet a broad range of customer needs across food and feed. Read more about our portfolio here.
To learn more about how we can co-create solutions to your toughest application challenges, reach out to our Protein Experts who will provide comprehensive options to meet your needs. 

 

   

A view on the new venue in Latvia