UK biotech startup Clean Food Group has launched CleanOil, a waste-derived yeast fat that can help the beauty and cosmetics sector shift away from the planet-harming palm oil.
As more consumers seek cleaner, more sustainable formulations when buying personal care products, one UK startup has a solution built on microbes.Based in Greater London, Clean Food Group leverages food waste, yeast, and fermentation to create sustainable alternatives to climate-harming fats and oils for an array of industries.
It’s now launching the biotech-driven ingredient platform for the beauty sector, which will be unveiled at the In-Cosmetics Global show in Paris (April 14-16).
“The launch of CleanOil is a defining moment for us as a business,” said Clean Food Group CEO Alex Neves. “We have always believed biotechnology has the potential to fundamentally reshape how ingredients are made, and with CleanOil, we are showing that sustainable alternatives can meet, if not exceed, the performance expectations of the beauty industry.”
A future-friendly fat to replace harmful incumbents
Clean Food Group has its roots in the University of Bath, where co-founder and technical lead Chris Chuck led a 10-year research effort that forms the base of the firm’s technology, aided by £7.5M in UK government funding. Its proprietary CleanOil platform feeds scalable non-GMO yeast strains on circular feedstocks like surplus bread, turning it into high-performance, low-impact alternatives to tropical fats like palm and coconut oil, as well as petroleum-based mineral oils.
The platform has spawned several products that can be produced at price parity to farmed alternatives. CleanOil 40 is meant for confectionery and spreads, CleanFat 50 for bakery and dairy, and Clean Protein+ is an emulsifier for mayo and pet food. More of this article (green queen) - link - more like this (cosmetics) - link - more like this (London) - link - more like this (yeast) - link
Clean Food Group has its roots in the University of Bath, where co-founder and technical lead Chris Chuck led a 10-year research effort that forms the base of the firm’s technology, aided by £7.5M in UK government funding. Its proprietary CleanOil platform feeds scalable non-GMO yeast strains on circular feedstocks like surplus bread, turning it into high-performance, low-impact alternatives to tropical fats like palm and coconut oil, as well as petroleum-based mineral oils.
The platform has spawned several products that can be produced at price parity to farmed alternatives. CleanOil 40 is meant for confectionery and spreads, CleanFat 50 for bakery and dairy, and Clean Protein+ is an emulsifier for mayo and pet food. More of this article (green queen) - link - more like this (cosmetics) - link - more like this (London) - link - more like this (yeast) - link
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