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55 million tons of sunflower seeds are grown globally each year 🌻🌻🌻 Of this, 44 million are for oil production, which produces 25 million tons of sunflower waste that is turned into low-quality protein for animal feed due to harsh extraction methods Instead, Apparo Inc. has found a way to introduce these proteins into the food supply chain The company has developed a Total Crop Utilization system to upcycle crops on a grand scale, starting with sunflowers Apparo’s platform also includes a production method for extracting protein and other nutritional food-grade ingredients: two “Solistein” sunflower protein isolates that are said to offer 90% protein, excellent flavor, and functional features, a protein concentrate with fibers, expeller sunflower oil, and a polyphenol nutritional ingredient for nutraceuticals Great to see our portfolio company enter a joint development agreement with global provider of natural ingredients and solutions DöhlerGroup! Döhler recognize the growing consumer interest in healthy and sustainable products, and will explore Apparo’s Total Crop Utilization system to add sustainable ingredients that contribute to the circular economy to its toolbox of solutions for plant-based products https://lnkd.in/edHwPh-4 #foodtech #agtech #futurefood #sustainablefoodsystem #upcycling #foodwaste

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Felix Leonhardt

We invest in impact driven start-ups along the food value chain from AgTech to waste 🌱 | Managing Partner @ Oyster Bay Venture Capital | 2020 Exit with my own Start-up

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Blue Horizon Fantastisch zu sehen, wie Apparo Inc. durch innovative Total Crop Utilization Systeme nicht nur Abfallprodukte sinnvoll nutzt, sondern auch nachhaltige, hochwertige Zutaten für die Lebensmittelindustrie bereitstellt. 

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