date:Oct 17, 2019
from sugar beet foliage, and later also from other plant leaves. Every hectare of sugar beet produces between 20 and 30 tonnes of leaves. This amount of foliage is good for between 180 and 280 kg of high quality protein.
A dark green juice is extracted from the leaves that we can refine and dry in a series of steps to produce a colourless, flavourless and odourless protein powder, says Paulus Kosters, Senior Protein Programme Manager at Cosun.
The food industry can use this functional plant pr