Angel Yeast Showcases Innovative Yeast Protein at 2025 IFT FIRST in Chicago
Foodie PH | At the 2025 IFT FIRST event held from July 13 to 16 in Chicago, Angel Yeast spotlighted its latest breakthroughs in yeast-based nutrition and flavor innovation. Showcasing their flagship yeast protein product Angeopro™ alongside a suite of extracts, baking enhancers, and health-focused ingredients, Angel Yeast delivered a bold message: yeast is the next frontier in sustainable, high-performance food tech.
What’s New?
Angel Yeast brought forward a fresh vision for protein innovation with Angeopro™, a next-gen alternative protein made from yeast. The product aligns perfectly with modern health and environmental priorities—featuring a complete amino acid profile, high bioavailability, and a mild, clean flavor that sidesteps the common aftertastes found in pea or whey proteins.
Developed with patented fermentation technology and produced in partnership with the National University of Singapore’s Food Science and Technology Department, Angeopro™ contains live cultures in amounts comparable to probiotic supplements. The yeast protein is especially beneficial for weight management, muscle preservation, and clean-label applications—making it ideal for functional beverages, sports nutrition, and GLP-1 friendly diets. According to recent North American consumer data, interest in high-protein diets continues to soar, with a 668% spike in GLP-1 tagged product launches from 2022 to 2024.
Hang Tao, General Manager of Angel Yeast’s North America division, emphasized the potential: “Yeast protein is not only sustainable and nutritious, but it also fills key gaps in flavor, digestibility, and supply chain stability.”
Rethinking Protein, Flavor, and Functionality
Unlike other plant proteins, Angeopro™ avoids the grassy or beany notes that limit product versatility. It’s non-dairy, hypoallergenic, and produced through an environmentally friendly fermentation process that ensures a steady supply chain with minimal environmental impact.
Angel Yeast also highlighted its Yeast Extract Savory—a natural umami enhancer that cuts sodium content by up to 20% without affecting flavor. Perfect for soups, sauces, snacks, and meat alternatives, this extract also balances sweetness for more rounded flavor profiles.
Beyond protein and seasoning, Angel Yeast revealed an expanded lineup of innovative food and nutrition solutions. These include Feravor’-Buttery for baking, nutritional yeast tablets, vitamin K2, PQQ, and even NAO5, a specialized yeast for crafting non-alcoholic beers.
About the Company
Angel Yeast (SHA:600298) is a global leader in yeast biotechnology, committed to delivering natural, functional ingredients for the food, beverage, and health industries. With a mission to “develop yeast biotechnology and innovate for a healthy life,” the company continues to set new benchmarks for sustainability, quality, and performance in food innovation.
To learn more about Angeopro™, visit Angel Yeast’s website.
Source: PR Newswire
