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Different Vegetable Proteins, which one is better? RuBisCo

Mar 15, 2019

Comparison of the most common vegetable proteins and introduction to RuBisCo, the vegetable protein with the highest nutritional values.

Cosun investing in start-ups

Nov 23, 2018

Royal Cosun is to strengthen its innovative power by investing more in start-ups. Its first acquisition is GreenProtein B.V., a technology start-up that has developed a process to extract high-added value proteins from green leaves. GreenProtein B.V. of Wageningen,...

GreenProtein at FIMART 2018

Oct 22, 2018

On October 16th to 18th, the fifth edition of FIMART - Fair for Smart Rural Innovation, a must-attend event where the rural and agri-food sector meet to learn about the most avant-garde technological solutions related to these sectors, took place in...

GreenProtein at IFIB 2018

Oct 1, 2018

On the 27th and 28thof September, the International Forum on Biotechnology and Bioeconomy IFIB 2018 took place in Torino (Italy). The event was organised by Assobiotec, the Italian Association for the development of biotechnology which is part of the...

Upcoming protein events: get ready!

Aug 2, 2018

A study published by the European Commission on the protein crop sector reveals a remarkable decrease in protein crop production in the European Union in the past ten years. The main crops excluding soybeans decreased by 30%, and soybean production by 12%. This trend...

Some alternatives to animal proteins

Jul 16, 2018

The primary difference between animal and plant proteins is their amino acid profiles and it is those profiles that direct the rates at which the absorbed amino acids are put to use within the body. Animal based proteins, of course, are much more similar to our...

But, what is RuBisCo?

Jun 29, 2018

A key enzyme in green leaves: the most abundant protein present on earth But, what is RuBisCo? Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase, most commonly known by the shorter name RuBisCO, is an enzyme that catalyses the first major step of carbon fixation, a...

GreenProtein at AINIA’s Technical Workshop

Jun 18, 2018

On the past 14th June, AINIA, one of the most prestigious Spanish technology centres with over 30 years of experience, organised an International Technical Workshop on Biorefinery of organic agri-food and urban waste. Paulus Kosters, our project coordinator, was...

GreenProtein’s General Assembly in Brussels

May 28, 2018

Coinciding with the end of the project’s first period, the GreenProtein consortium held its third General Assembly on May 23rd and 24th, this time in Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking premises in Brussels. This was the perfect opportunity for the whole consortium...

GreenProtein at the BBI-JU Stakeholder Forum 2017

Dec 14, 2017

GreenProtein was one of the about 80 projects present in the "BBI-JU Stakeholder Forum 2017" took place during the 6th and 7th of December 2017. This event, was the first forum convened by the Private-Public Partnership BBI-JU, which was launched in 2014. The main...