Paragon Pure

Paragon Pure is a food technology company headquartered in Rocky Hill, New Jersey, focused on developing natural, clean-label ingredient innovations for the food and beverage industry. The company specializes in creating sustainable ingredients aimed at reducing CO2 equivalents and improving the nutritional profiles of consumer products. Their technology platform includes upcycled rice bran-based fats such as OleBK and OlePBM, which serve as alternatives to animal fats and tropical oils in bakery and plant-based meat applications. They also offer CaptaClean, a proprietary encapsulation technology utilizing whole grain rice as a carrier for flavors and colors, and SproutedByNature, a line of sprouted grain ingredients designed for sugar reduction and functional food enhancement.

The company's innovations address critical challenges in food manufacturing, such as the need for cleaner ingredient labels, sustainable fat replacements, and effective sugar reduction strategies. By leveraging material science and food chemistry, Paragon Pure provides manufacturers with functional alternatives that maintain desired taste, texture, and mouthfeel while enhancing the nutritional value of final products. The company collaborates with industry partners, including a strategic partnership with the global malting company Boortmalt to scale the distribution of its sprouted grain ingredients, demonstrating a commitment to driving impact across the global food supply chain.