Separation — Protein extraction companies in Europe
18 entries
- Alginor ASA
Norway — Avaldsnes
Supplements — Herbal extracts / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein concentration / Dry — Milling
Marine biorefinery focused on Laminaria hyperborea. Develops kelp-derived ingredients for pharma, nutraceutical, food and cosmetic markets via the AORTA process. Vertically integrated.
- Belovo SA / Belovo Flanders (Beluga NV)
Belgium — Flanders
Separation — Protein extraction / Eggs — Liquid egg products / Eggs — Functional egg ingredients
Belgian egg fine-chemistry specialist (lysozyme, omega-3 Columbus eggs); halted EU egg-breaking, partners with SKM Egg (India).
- BENEO
Belgium — Oreye
Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Dry — Milling / Dry — Grinding
BENEO is a Südzucker subsidiary with sites in Oreye and Wijgmaal Belgium that produces functional ingredients including chicory root inulin oligofructose and rice starch flour and protein for food feed and pharma.
- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant vzw
Belgium — Ghent
Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Drying — Spray drying
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is an open-access Belgian multi-purpose pilot and demonstration facility in Ghent offering contract scale-up services for plant-protein extraction, mycoprotein and precision-fermentation processes, from lab through multi-tonne demonstration scale.
- Bodec Process Technology B.V.
Netherlands — Helmond
Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein concentration / Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Drum drying / Drying — Vacuum drying / Dry — Milling
Bodec Process Technology is a Dutch FSSC 22000-certified pilot and small-batch contract producer specialising in food-grade protein extraction, spray drying, drum drying and milling, enabling plant-protein scale-up from lab to commercial runs without capital investment.
- Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA
Belgium — Warcoing (Pecq)
Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein concentration / Separation — Protein isolation / Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Dry fractionation / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Ingredients — Fibres (inulin, polydextrose) / Ingredients — Native & modified starches
European pea protein and chicory inulin pioneer (since 1852). Brands Pisane, Fibruline, Swelite, Nastar — used in 1,500+ food products by 400+ manufacturers.
- Cosun Protein B.V.
Netherlands — Dinteloord
Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Alt-protein — Fava protein
Cosun Protein is the plant-protein business unit of Royal Cosun cooperative, producing Tendra faba-bean protein isolate with high functionality and neutral flavour for dairy and meat alternative applications, offering B2B ingredient supply and co-development partnerships.
- Est-Agar AS
Estonia — Saaremaa
Separation — Protein extraction / Dry — Milling / Dry — Sieving & sifting
World's sole industrial producer of furcellaran from Furcellaria lumbricalis red seaweed. Harvests, extracts and dries algae for food, pharma, cosmetics and agriculture applications. Licensed quota holder since 1966.
- Extractis
France — Amiens
Supplements — Herbal extracts / Separation — Protein extraction / Wet — Liquid blending
Contract plant biomass extraction from R&D to industrial scale. Biosourced ingredients, cosmetic actives and nutraceutical extracts. Multiple extraction technologies. Flexible volumes from kg to tonnes.
- Grassa B.V.
Netherlands — Afferden
Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein concentration / Separation — Centrifugation
Grassa B.V. is a Dutch agri-tech company with a demo factory in Afferden Netherlands that biorefines grass and leafy biomass into protein concentrate sugars minerals and fibre for feed and human food.
- Groupe Berkem
France — Blanquefort
Supplements — Herbal extracts / Separation — Protein extraction / Dry — Dry blending
Contract plant extraction specialist — water, hydro-alcoholic and supercritical extraction. Known for polyphenols (grape seed, pine bark Pineol). Global Plant Exploration sourcing programme. Serves nutraceutical, cosmetic and agri-food markets.
- Innovafeed
France — Nesle
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Protein extraction / Alt-protein — Mycoprotein / Pet food — Pet supplements / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
World's largest black-soldier-fly farm (since 2016, PE-backed) producing insect protein, oils and fertiliser for aqua, pet and poultry feed.
- NIZO food research BV
Netherlands — Ede
Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Protein extraction / Ingredients — Cultures / Ingredients — Enzymes
Europe's largest open-access food-grade pilot plant. Offers explicit toll manufacturing services in spray drying, fermentation and downstream processing; produces lactic acid for dsm-firmenich. Hosts the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) and the NoPalm demo factory.
- Regiu Plant
Romania — Sfantu Gheorghe
Supplements — Herbal extracts / Supplements — Powders / Drying — Vacuum drying / Separation — Protein extraction
Organic herbal extract producer using cold extraction, hydroalcoholic maceration and supercritical CO2. Specialises in Transylvanian wildcrafted ingredients including sea buckthorn, forest mushrooms and berries. Customized concentrated extracts for B2B partners.
- Revyve
Netherlands — Dinteloord
Dry — Milling / Separation — Centrifugation / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein concentration
Revyve is a Dutch food-tech company with commercial production in Dinteloord Netherlands that mechanically processes brewers spent yeast into clean-label functional protein and fibre ingredients used as egg replacers.
- Roquette Freres
France — Lestrem
Separation — Wet fractionation / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Milling / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Alt-protein — Wheat protein / Ingredients — Native & modified starches / Ingredients — Sugar alcohols / Ingredients — Hydrocolloids
World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.
- Royal Avebe
Netherlands — Veendam
Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Separation — Centrifugation / Drying — Spray drying
Royal Avebe is a Dutch farmer cooperative headquartered in Veendam Netherlands that produces potato starch and potato protein and operates plants in Gasselternijveen Foxhol and Germany.
- Time Travelling Milkman BV
Netherlands — Wageningen
Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Centrifugation / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt / Dairy — Plant-based cheese
Wageningen University spin-off (2020) with patented gentle oleosome extraction process from sunflower seeds. Brands Oleocream, SunfloPro and SunPulp; scaling to 1,000 t/year via contract manufacturers.
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- Separation — Protein extraction (18)
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- Separation — Protein isolation (6)
- Drying — Spray drying (6)
- Separation — Protein concentration (5)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (5)
- Supplements — Herbal extracts (4)
- Separation — Centrifugation (4)
- Fermentation — Biomass (2)
- Fermentation — Precision (2)
- Drying — Vacuum drying (2)
- Alt-protein — Pea protein (2)
- Ingredients — Native & modified starches (2)
- Oils & fats — Specialty fats (2)
- Eggs — Liquid egg products (1)
- Eggs — Functional egg ingredients (1)
- Dry — Grinding (1)
- Drying — Drum drying (1)
- Separation — Dry fractionation (1)
- Ingredients — Fibres (inulin, polydextrose) (1)
- Alt-protein — Fava protein (1)
- Dry — Sieving & sifting (1)
- Wet — Liquid blending (1)
- Dry — Dry blending (1)
