Tertiary Extracts transforms agricultural waste into a high-value protein ingredient for dietary nutrition. Their process extracts proteins with optimized amino acid profiles, offering a sustainable and traceable alternative to traditional protein sources.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The functional foods and dietary supplement industries require sustainable and traceable protein sources with unique amino acid profiles to meet the evolving needs of health-conscious consumers. Traditional animal-based protein sources often face challenges related to environmental impact, ethical concerns, and inconsistent composition.
Solution
Tertiary Extracts Ōtautahi (TEO) addresses this need by upcycling agricultural by-products, specifically sheepskins, into a high-value protein ingredient called Ovitage®. This proprietary process yields a novel collagen with an unprecedented amino acid composition, offering a sustainable and traceable alternative to conventional collagen sources. Ovitage® is scientifically validated for its efficacy in supporting various health applications, including women's health, sports nutrition, and GLP-1 therapies. By transforming waste streams into premium ingredients, TEO provides a unique material of exceptional quality and effectiveness for functional food and dietary supplement manufacturers.
Target Audience
TEO's primary customers are functional food, dietary supplement, and personal care manufacturers seeking sustainable, traceable, and scientifically validated protein ingredients with unique amino acid profiles.
Features
- Proprietary extraction technology protected by NZ patent application 820890 and US patent application 63/808,077
- Upcycled sheepskins from the ethical and traceable New Zealand farming sector
- Unique amino acid profile substantially higher in cystine, tyrosine, and glutamic acid compared to conventional collagen
- Supports structural skin protein synthesis, neurohormone production, and hair follicle anchoring for peri- to post-menopausal women
- Stimulates protein synthesis, improves performance, and stimulates anti-inflammatory pathways for sports nutrition
- Boosts lean body mass and offers rapid digestibility for GLP-1 therapies
- Traceable from source to shelf