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Roquette · Supplier
Pea protein extruded into fibrous structures, in several firmness grades.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Alternative protein sources covers protein for food that does not come from an animal. On Halo, the solutions cover textured and isolated plant proteins, sources beyond soy and pea, gels from pulse protein, and solubility and formulation. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Textured and isolated plant proteins
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IFF · Supplier
Textured soy engineered to eat like meat, at industrial volume.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
CA
Cargill · Supplier
Organic pea isolate at 80% protein or better, extracted with no hexane.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Sources beyond soy and pea
SB
MicroBio Engineering Inc. · Supplier
Microalgae grown on food waste and dairy wastewater in ponds or photobioreactors, as a protein source.
Pilot/trialIn-development
LF
Livoo Foods · Startup
Oat protein made from the wet okara left after oat drink production, dried into a shelf-stable ingredient.
In-development
Fixing texture, taste and color
GI
Givaudan · Supplier
Encapsulated coconut oil that behaves like an animal fat cell while cooking.
Co-developmentIn-development
CA
Cargill · Supplier
A starch built to close the mouthfeel gap between plant and dairy.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Gels from pulse protein
UO
Plasma bubbles in a purpose-built reactor make pulse protein gel and print.
LicensingIn-development
UO
University of Alberta
A plant-protein gel that melts and sets repeatedly, offered in place of gelatin.
LicensingIn-development
Solubility and formulation
Pankaj Patidar
Vyoum Biotech Private Limited · Supplier
Pea and rice hydrolysates that stay clear, soluble and mild across a pH range.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
KW
SKS Nutrition · Startup
Simulation predicts texture, flavor and heat stability before a trial run.
Co-developmentIn-development
Fermentation platforms
Russ Tucker
Twig Bio · Startup
Designs the microbe, then builds it, for ingredients that come from farming today.
LicensingIn-development
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Soy and pea are the base of the work on Halo, supplied as isolates and as extruded textured proteins. Around them sit sources that are further out, from black soldier fly larvae to chlorella to broccoli stems, and a cluster of ingredients that exists only to fix what a plant protein does to taste, color and mouthfeel. On Halo it spans five groups, including textured and isolated plant proteins, sources beyond soy and pea, and gels from pulse protein.
Stage of development. Work on alternative protein sources on Halo comes mostly from companies. 30% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 37% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in alternative protein solutions on Halo
Soy and pea are the base, and the rest is a fix. Six entries are isolates and textured proteins from soy, pea, fava and wheat, and six more exist only to correct what those proteins do to a product: bitterness and beany notes, dark pigment in a clear drink, the mouthfeel gap against dairy, and animal fat that melts the way animal fat does. The protein is solved; the eating is not.
Waste streams as the feedstock. Two entries run black soldier fly larvae on citrus peel and apple pomace, one of them on site and accepting the peel wet and acidic. Another converts broccoli stem and stalk into non-allergenic protein and fiber, and a fourth ferments agricultural byproducts into ingredients. The protein is the second product; the first is somewhere for the side stream to go.
Gelation is where the university work sits. Three entries from one program work on pulse protein gels: plasma bubbles in a purpose-built reactor for gelation and 3D printability, a transparent gel that melts and sets repeatedly across a pH range, and meat-like mechanical strength reached with no enzymes and no chemical reagents. All three are at TRL 4, against TRL 9 for every supplier on the page.
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1,279solutions listed
89%from startups and companies
30%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are alternative protein solutions?
Alternative protein sources covers protein for food that does not come from an animal. It spans textured and isolated proteins from soy, pea, fava and wheat, sources further afield such as insect larvae, microalgae and brassica stems, the ingredients that fix the texture, taste and color those proteins arrive with, the gel chemistry behind a meat-like bite, and the fermentation platforms building proteins from scratch.
What are examples of alternative protein solutions?
Five examples of alternative protein solutions on Halo include:
- Pea protein extruded into fibrous structures, in several firmness grades. (Roquette)
- Black soldier fly larvae turn citrus peel and apple pomace into insect meal. (InsectBiotech)
- Encapsulated coconut oil that behaves like an animal fat cell while cooking. (Givaudan)
- Plasma bubbles in a purpose-built reactor make pulse protein gel and print. (University of Alberta)
- Pea and rice hydrolysates that stay clear, soluble and mild across a pH range. (Vyoum Biotech Private Limited)
What are the latest alternative protein innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these alternative protein solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing alternative protein solutions?
There are 1,035 organizations with alternative protein solutions on Halo, 152 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Roquette, IFF, Cargill, and MicroBio Engineering Inc.. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find alternative protein research partners?
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What are R&D teams looking for in alternative protein solutions?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these alternative protein solutions needs:
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