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AgFunderNews: Planet’s most abundant protein is ready for primetime
Originally published by AgFunderNews on August 12, 2025
Author: Elaine Watson
"Leaft Foods extracts RuBisCO from alfalfa, and is “now at what we call commercial demonstration stage where we’re producing tens of tons of material per month,” says Milne, a chemical and process engineer with a background in scaling large-scale manufacturing projects.
“In the next few months, we’ll ramp that up to hundreds of tons per month of products, including our protein concentrate, which has over 80% purity, emulsification, gelling, and foaming characteristics, and an incredible flavor profile, which is what’s essential to gain traction in the ingredient space,” adds Milne.
“We’re also selling it in a slightly different format as a branded product (Leaft Blade) that we’re marketing direct to consumers such as performance athletes in New Zealand and the US.”"