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US plant-based beverage brand Kiki Milk has announced the launch of Kiki Milk Protein, an innovative new alt-milk offering made from the ancient Amazonian seed sacha inchi.

Kiki Milk Protein embraces the 3,000-year-old seed’s rich nutritional profile, offering a source of complete plant protein, healthy fats and fibre. Sacha inchi is minimally processed and contains all nine essential amino acids, along with 4g of fibre, omega-3 fatty acids and naturally occurring antioxidant compounds.

Each serving of Kiki Milk Protein provides 10g of plant protein, primarily from sacha inchi, and contains no gums, seed oils or flavourings. Like all of the brand’s products, the new offering is Certified Organic.

Alex Abelin, co-founder of Kiki Milk’s parent company PlantBaby, said: “The problem with most protein beverages is the quality of the protein. When you create a protein isolate, the ingredient typically goes through significant processing to separate the protein from the rest of the seed.”

“In that process, you can lose naturally occurring components like fibre, healthy fats and other nutrients that are part of the whole food. We started with sacha inchi because it’s naturally rich in high-quality protein, and our goal was to preserve the seed as close to its original form as possible – delivering protein in a way that works with the whole-food nutrition of the plant.”

Kiki Milk Protein will be available in 32 oz six-packs on the company’s website for an MSRP of $49.99, as well as through Amazon.

The launch builds on the brand’s recent momentum, with Kiki Milk having significantly expanded its distribution over major national chains over the past year. Founded in 2020 in Hawaii, PlantBaby launched Kiki Milk in 2021 and has since grown to offer a wider portfolio including Original, Chocolate, Unsweetened and Mac Nut varieties.