Kalsec and 2nd Nature explore natural ingredient innovation partnership

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Kalsec and 2nd Nature have announced a collaboration to explore opportunities in naturally sourced ingredient discovery and sourcing for the food and beverage industry.

The companies will initially assess how their respective capabilities could support the identification and development of natural ingredients with functional and commercial potential.

The exploration will bring together 2nd Nature’s AgWastePortal platform with Kalsec’s market knowledge and technical expertise in natural ingredients.

AgWastePortal uses artificial intelligence (AI) to map agricultural materials, including food processing side streams, and identify ingredients with predicted functional properties. The platform can help investigate potential ingredient sources based on performance, production costs and supply requirements.

The collaboration will consider how the technology could help identify new ingredient opportunities while addressing key industry challenges, including ingredient performance, availability, scalability and cost.

Kalsec, which has supplied natural colours, flavours and food protection ingredients to manufacturers worldwide since 1958, said the collaboration reflects its continued interest in exploring new technologies and partnerships to support natural ingredient innovation.

Dr Roger Nahas, executive vice-president of global R&D and chief innovation officer at Kalsec, said: “We are continually looking at new ways to expand our understanding of naturally sourced ingredients and the opportunities they may create for our customers.

“2nd Nature brings an interesting discovery platform and perspective. We look forward to exploring where our capabilities may align and what we can learn together.”

Effendi Leonard, CEO and co-founder of 2nd Nature, added that Kalsec’s market and technical expertise could complement the company's ingredient discovery capabilities.

The collaboration will provide an opportunity for both businesses to evaluate potential applications and determine whether there are areas for further development.