Protein

Israel's food news

A cinnamon pastry in a bottle, how fun for this fridge.

Cinnamon pastry-flavored protein drink, Yotvata
Protein-enriched yogurt with a fruit layer and cooking and baking yogurt, Tnuva

Layers upon layers of flavors

Gluten-free protein bar in vanilla crunch white chocolate flavor

Gluten-free protein bar in vanilla crunch white chocolate flavor

Protein Bars, Today

Functional training, and then a functional snack


Expert highlights five climate-tech sectors to watch in 2023

Nuclear fission and carbon capture are among the climate-tech sectors to keep an eye on according to Terra Venture Partners managing partner and physicist Dr Astorre Modena.

 (L-R) Terra Venture partners Astorre Modena and Harold Wiener

Why should anyone want to eat bugs instead of cows?

Growing interest in insect farming as a source of protein may have you wondering why anyone would want to eat a crunchy creepy-crawly rather than stick with traditional, mooing protein sources.

 A black soldier fly.

What will Christmas dinner of the future look like? Israeli startups unveil new food tech

Firms showcase the future of food, from mycelium sausages to egg-free mayo to locust burgers.

 InnovoPro's egg- and dairy-free chocolate mousse.

FreezeM raises €6.3M for tech that will enable fly breeding for food

The company’s technology can be used to better position black soldier flies as an alternative protein source for animals and humans

 A black soldier fly.

Equinom raises $35M to speed up production of its innovative plant-based protein products

The company’s approach to protein development and production could be a stepping stone toward a more sustainable future.

 Equinom uses advanced biochemical and genomic characterization to develop its seeds and plant protein products

How many eggs a week should you eat to lose weight?

A Spanish study found that eating enough eggs can lead to a slimmer body and a lower BMI. Here are the findings.

 Box of eggs (Illustrative)

'Mystery gene' that matures the skeleton of the cell found

The protein has many purposes: playing an important role in cell division, giving shape to the cell to make it more firm, helping to propel cells forward, and providing strength to our muscles.

 A cell is seen undergoing mitosis, replicating its chromosomes as it divides (Illustrative).

Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear and anxiety - study

The experiment's results demonstrated that the TOP gene plays an important role in coping with stress.

 Illustrative image of a person dealing with depression.

Israeli start-up develops environmentally-friendly plant protein extraction process

The sustainability-based corporation found that lentils could be converted into nutritious, neutral-flavored, non-gluten flour.

 Lentils; illustrative.

Tnuva to establish R&D center dedicated to alternative protein

More and more Israelis are moving away from animal-based protein sources, and Tnuva aims to "to lead the field while facilitating the products’ accessibility to the wider public."

 Tnuva's research and development center.