Terra Bioindustries Secures $1.1M to Convert Brewery Waste into Food Ingredients
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Summary
Toronto-based Terra Bioindustries, in partnership with Great Western Brewing Company (Saskatoon), has secured $1.1 million in funding (including $486,000 from Protein Industries Canada) to upcycle brewers' spent grain (BSG) into food ingredients. Using a proprietary enzymatic process, the company fractionates BSG into proteins, fibres, sugars, and flavour compounds, turning brewery waste into valuable food inputs.
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Protein Industries Canada is contributing $486,000 to the project, with the industry partners providing the remainder.
Terra uses a proprietary enzymatic process to fractionate BSG into its component proteins, fibres, sugars, and flavour compounds.
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