Coffee Leaf Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Coffee leaf tea, derived from the coffee plant, is an incredibly sustainable beverage that could complement the coffee industry. This beverage takes the leaves from the coffee plant, which would have been otherwise wasted, and roasts them before grinding them into a fine powder and steeping… Continue reading Coffee Leaf: Upcycled Ingredient Series Part IV
Author: Anja Westhues
Cashew Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part III
Cashew Fruit Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Have you ever seen a cashew fruit? If not, get ready to be shocked. That small, curved nut known to us as the cashew comes from a much larger fruit known as the cashew fruit or cashew apple. The cashew seed, a.k.a. the “nut” we… Continue reading Cashew Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part III
Are Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Stem Cooking Considered Upcycled Food?
Are Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Stem Cooking Considered Upcycled Food? What is “Nose-to-Tail?” Nose-to-tail cooking entails getting maximal use out of all parts of the animal and letting very little, if any, parts go to waste. This form of cooking is far more sustainable than traditional industrial animal consumption, and resembles upcycled… Continue reading Are Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Stem Cooking Considered Upcycled Food?
3 Easy Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic
3 Easy Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic In the spirit of Earth Week, we are continuing the conversation around global plastic usage and waste. Recently, we have seen plastic waste highlighted as a part of the regular news cycle. We are especially tuned into the good news—from the rising popularity of zero-waste… Continue reading 3 Easy Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic
What Is “Brewer’s Spent Grain?”
What Is “Brewer’s Spent Grain?” If you haven’t heard of it before, you’re not alone. So-called “spent” grain is a massively overlooked potential source of human nutrition that accounts for 85% of the brewing industry’s byproducts. Think of it similarly to how whey protein is produced as the cheese industry’s primary byproduct. Both are co-produced… Continue reading What Is “Brewer’s Spent Grain?”
Innova’s Recent Market Research on the Upcycled Food Industry
Innova’s Recent Market Research on the Upcycled Food Industry Consumers care more about their actions’ impact on the environment than ever before, according to an Innova Report published on June 30, 2022. This report was based on a Lifestyle & Attitudes survey conducted globally by Innova Market Insights. The results dictate that consumers… Continue reading Innova’s Recent Market Research on the Upcycled Food Industry
Coffee Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part II
Coffee Fruit Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Many of the foods and drinks we love hide undervalued byproducts that contribute to food waste — one of these is the coffee fruit, the the vehicle for the coffee beans that brew the top beverage consumed worldwide. History Beyond coffee beans, the coffee… Continue reading Coffee Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part II
Cacao Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part I
Cacao Fruit Upcycled Food Ingredient Series: Part One About 500 cacao beans go into producing a pound of chocolate… but did you know that cacao is actually a fruit? What happens to the rest? Well, typically not much. You may have seen creators eating the slimy, white-fleshed cacao fruit… Continue reading Cacao Fruit: Upcycled Food Ingredient Series Part I
Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis?
Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis? You don’t need to analyze your grocery store receipts too closely right now to see that food prices are skyrocketing, with wheat being no exception. Wheat products make up many of the staples we know and love – think bread, pasta, and… Continue reading Could Upcycled Foods Help Stabilize the Global Wheat Crisis?
Why You Should Be Optimistic About Compostable Packaging
Why You Should Be Optimistic About Compostable Packaging Optimism about packaging in today’s single-use culture can feel hard to reach. Rather than crumple up our dreams of a more sustainable future and toss them out the window, we’ve always felt inspired to find a better way. Cars aren’t going away,… Continue reading Why You Should Be Optimistic About Compostable Packaging