Nepra Foods Inc. announced the initial production of its textured hemp protein (THPTM) to drive Consumer and Food Service sales. THPTM is a foundational ingredient required to produce a variety of meat analogs, including plant-based alternatives to beef, chicken, and pork, and is used to create Nepra's signature meatballs in its PROPASTATM line of frozen meals. Nepra's shelf-stable THPTM will be sold wholesale and shipped dry allowing food producers to create
great tasting allergen-free plant-based meat items for their customers. Leading plant-based meat products on the market are mostly made from either soy or wheat protein, which are recognized as allergens, or pea protein, which has a strong flavor. Allergen-free hemp delivers a complete plant-based protein that is high in essential amino acids and has the proper ratio of omegas 3, 6, and 9. Industrial hemp is an earth-friendly crop that sequesters twice as much carbon from the atmosphere as trees and is naturally pest-resistant so it can be grown without harmful pesticides.