Luxembourg Company Makes Soybeans Containing Pork Protein
Experiment after experiment was carried out to find out the development of science and technology. One of them is a company in Luxembourg that makes soybeans containing pork protein.
Soybeans themselves are one the legume type plants. Besides being able to be eaten directly, soybeans can also be processed into various derivative products.
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| These genetically modified “Piggy Sooy” soya beans can contain 25 per cent pig protein (Photo: Moolec) |
Starting from tofu, tempeh, milk, and soy sauce. Soybeans are rich in nutrients. In 100 grams there are 6 grams of fiber, 6 mg of vitamin C, 280 grams of magnesium, and 36 grams of protein. The amount of protein in soybeans is already fairly high.
Piggy Soy, the designation of engineered soybeans from Moolec Science
This Luxembourg-based company creates engineered soybeans containing pork protein. There is a pink color in the middle of the soybeans.
The soybeans are made by adding animal protein levels, which uses pork protein.
"Animal protein achieved high expression levels of up to 26.6% of the total soluble protein in soybeans, which is four times higher than originally projected," Moolec Science said.
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The Luxembourg-headquartered company showed differences in its engineered soybeans. In the center of the soybean, there is a pink color.
While normal soybeans are only white or cream. Therefore, the Moolec company named its soybeans Piggy Soy.
According to them, this is clear and visual proof that Moolec technology can achieve significant results in plants to produce meat protein.
"With this remarkable achievement, Moolec consolidates its position as a category creator," said Moolec Chief Executive Officer Gastón Paladini.
Quoted from The Western Producer (07/28/23), Moolec scientists inserted pig protein DNA into the genetic code of soybeans to make Piggy Soy.
"Each protein is selected to add value in terms of targeted functionality such as taste, texture, and nutritional value," Moolec said.
They also said that they grow plants by preserving native plant proteins including animal proteins. "We produce using traditional farming techniques," he said.
Earlier this year, Moolec went public. Soybeans containing pork protein are traded on NASDAQ Capital Markets.
Moolec said his researchers have been working on the technology for more than a decade. However, adding pork protein to this soybean plant is still fairly new.
They, therefore, allow for technical barriers to commercialization. For example, there is no mention of how pig protein DNA affects the agronomic performance of soybeans.
Far from it, regulatory issues can be an even bigger obstacle. Some plant science companies have abandoned genetically modified crops because of the cost and time required to get approval.
Because it takes years to register the properties of crops developed with GM technology. The cost can reach tens of millions of dollars.