US-based RiceBran Technologies has announced plans to launch a new line of ingredients based on rice bran protein, under the PRORYZA brand.
The company stated that the PRORYZA rice bran protein ingredients will be produced using methods that require minimal processing and without the use of solvents, acids or bases thereby providing customers with natural ingredients.
These rice bran protein ingredients will be produced at the company's Dillon, Montana Stage 2 manufacturing facility. The products will be natural, gluten-free, non-GMO, and hypoallergenic premium proteins, it added.
Over the past two years, RiceBran Technologies has co-developed technologies to extract and concentrate high value vegetable protein from rice bran.
RiceBran Technologies SVP - Business Development Robert Smith said that the rice bran protein products will provide natural, allergen-free options for enriching foods and beverages with a high quality vegetable protein with superior flavor and nutritional profiles
"As we continually strive to expand the company's offering of rice bran ingredients and derivatives, we are excited to introduce our new line of rice bran protein products under the PRORYZA name," Smith added.
The first product to be marketed will be PRORYZA P-35, a 35% water-dispersible rice bran protein extract suitable for beverage applications followed by PRORYZA PF-20/50, a 20% rice bran protein and 50% insoluble rice bran dietary fiber product that will initially be targeted to the natural health food industry as a premium rice bran protein and fiber ingredient.
RiceBran Technologies is involved in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran. The company has proprietary and patented intellectual property that allows the conversion of rice bran into a number of human food ingredient and animal nutrition products.
