Inkampani entsha yase-US ekhiqiza amaprotheni amnandi i-Oobli ibambisene nenkampani yezithako zomhlaba wonke i-Ingredion, kanye nokuqoqa uxhaso lwezimali lwe-Series B1 oluyi-$18m.
Ngokubambisana, i-Oobli kanye ne-Ingredion bahlose ukusheshisa ukufinyelela embonini ezinhlelweni zoshukela ezinempilo, ezinambitheka kahle futhi ezingabizi. Ngokubambisana, bazoletha izixazululo zoshukela zemvelo njenge-stevia kanye nezithako zamaprotheni amnandi ka-Oobli.
Amaprotheni amnandi anikeza okunye okunempilo esikhundleni sokusetshenziswa koshukela kanye noshukela wokwenziwa, ofanele ukusetshenziswa ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zokudla neziphuzo okuhlanganisa iziphuzo ezibandayo ezine-carbonated, izinto ezibhakiwe, ama-yogurt, amaswidi nokuningi.
Zingasetshenziswa futhi ukuhambisana kahle nezinye izinto eziswidi zemvelo, zisize izinkampani zokudla ukuthi zithuthukise ubumnandi ngenkathi zihlangabezana nezinhloso zokudla kanye nokuphatha izindleko.
Lezi zinkampani ezimbili muva nje zithuthukise imikhiqizo ngokubambisana ukuze ziqonde kangcono amathuba amaprotheni amnandi kanye ne-stevia. Ubambiswano lwaqalwa ngemuva kwempendulo enhle eqoqwe ngemuva kwalezi zivivinyo. Ngenyanga ezayo, u-Ingredion no-Oobli bazoveza ezinye zezinguquko ezenzeka emcimbini we-Future Food Tech eSan Francisco, e-US, kusukela mhla ziyi-13 kuya ku-14 kuNdasa 2025.
Umjikelezo wokuxhaswa ngemali ka-Oobli we-Series B1 ongama-$18 million ubonise ukwesekwa okuvela kubatshalizimali abasha bezokudla nezolimo, okuhlanganisa i-Ingredion Ventures, i-Lever VC kanye ne-Sucden Ventures. Abatshalizimali abasha bajoyina abasekeli abakhona, i-Khosla Ventures, i-Piva Capital kanye ne-B37 Ventures phakathi kwabanye.
U-Ali Wing, i-CEO kwa-Oobli, uthe: “Amaprotheni amnandi ayisengezo esidala kumathuluzi ezinto zokunambitheka ezingcono kuwe. Ukusebenzisana namaqembu angcono kakhulu e-Ingredion ukuhlanganisa izinto zokunambitheka zemvelo namaprotheni ethu amasha amnandi kuzoletha izixazululo ezishintsha umdlalo kulesi sigaba esibalulekile, esikhula ngokushesha nesisheshayo.”
UNate Yates ka-Ingredion, iPhini likaMongameli kanye noMqondisi Jikelele wokunciphisa ushukela kanye nokuqinisa i-fibre, kanye ne-CEO yebhizinisi lenkampani le-Pure Circle sweetener, uthe: “Sekuyisikhathi eside sihamba phambili ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha ezixazululweni zokunciphisa ushukela, futhi umsebenzi wethu ngamaprotheni amnandi uyisahluko esisha esijabulisayo kulolo hambo”.
Wanezela: “Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sithuthukisa izinhlelo zokunambitheka ezikhona ngamaprotheni amnandi noma sisebenzisa ukunambitheka kwethu okusunguliwe ukuvula amathuba amasha, sibona ukusebenzisana okumangalisayo kuzo zonke lezi zinkundla”.
Lobu budlelwano bulandela izimemezelo zakamuva ze-Oobli zokuthi ithole izincwadi ze-US FDA GRAS 'ezingenamibuzo' zamaprotheni amabili amnandi (i-monellin ne-brazzein), okuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwamaprotheni amasha amnandi okusetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yokudla neziphuzo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-10-2025