Burcon provides high-purity, plant-based protein ingredients—including uniquely soluble pea protein, high‑purity fava isolate, and the world’s first food‑grade non‑GMO canola protein—designed for food and beverage manufacturers seeking superior taste, color, functionality, and nutrition.
Funding
$6.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Food and beverage manufacturers seeking plant‑based protein ingredients often face limited options that lack high purity, neutral taste, and functional performance, making it difficult to create clean‑label products with desirable texture, color, and nutrition.
Solution
Burcon supplies high‑purity, plant‑based protein isolates—including a uniquely soluble pea protein, a premium fava bean isolate, and the world’s first food‑grade non‑GMO canola protein—produced at its Galesburg facility using proprietary, solvent‑free extraction and purification technologies. These proteins deliver ≥90% protein purity, neutral flavor, and consistent functionality such as solubility, heat stability, emulsification, and gelling across a broad pH range. The sustainable processing consumes less energy than animal protein production and avoids harsh chemicals, supporting manufacturers’ clean‑label and environmental goals. By offering a portfolio of ingredients with excellent amino‑acid profiles and allergen‑free status, Burcon enables developers to formulate dairy alternatives, meat analogs, beverages, bars, and other plant‑based products with superior taste, color, and nutritional value.
Target Audience
Primary customers are food and beverage manufacturers, ingredient distributors, and product developers creating plant‑based dairy alternatives, meat analogs, nutritional beverages, and protein‑enriched snacks.
Features
- Proprietary solvent‑free extraction and purification yielding ≥90% protein purity with no off‑flavors
- Uniquely soluble pea protein (Peazazz®C) with neutral taste, high dispersibility, and heat stability for dairy‑alternative applications
- High‑purity fava protein isolate (FavaPro™) offering off‑white color, excellent solubility, and hypoallergenic properties
- World‑first non‑GMO canola protein isolate (Puratein® C) featuring high solubility, emulsifying, gelling, and foam‑forming functions, plus a rich sulfur‑amino‑acid profile
- Consistent functional performance across a broad pH range, enabling emulsification, thickening, binding, and gel formation
- Clean‑label attributes: non‑GMO, gluten‑free, allergen‑free, and GRAS self‑affirmed status for applicable proteins
- Sustainable processing with reduced energy use and no harsh chemicals, supporting eco‑friendly product development