Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 17 June 2022

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2022 85 Evo Foods, Ginkgo Bioworks partner to develop animal-free egg products Evo Foods, a consumer packaged goods company creating the next generation of plant-based substitutes for animal products, and Ginkgo Bioworks, the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced a partnership to develop a method for producing animal-free egg proteins for use in Evo's products. Facing increasing consumer demand for animal-free food alternatives, companies throughout the food industry are searching for optimal animal protein replacements that can seamlessly supplement consumer tastes. Current egg substitutes have limitations in their ability to replicate the texture, taste, cooking properties and nutritional profile of eggs. Evo started in 2020 with the mission to end animal agriculture by creating superior substitutes for animal-derived products by leveraging India's crop biodiversity, starting with the launch of several animal-free egg substitute products. The company recently showcased its products in the U.S. for the first time in San Francisco on April 27, 2022. By collaborating with Ginkgo, Evo intends to create next generation egg substitutes with vastly improved properties. Evo Foods is using Ginkgo's Cell Development Kits (CDKs) for this work. CDKs are designed to cut the cost of launching a cell program and speed up development timelines to build engineered proteins or microbes. Evo Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks announced a partnership to develop a method for producing animal-free egg proteins.

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