DAIZ Engineering Inc.
DAIZ Engineering and NIZO Food Research partner to open the DAIZ Engineering Europe Sprouted Food Tech Center. Promoting the
development of hybrid milk substitutes in the Netherlands
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DAIZ Engineering Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Koji Ochiai, hereinafter referred to as “DAIZ
Engineering”), in collaboration with NIZO Food Research B.V. (Headquarters: Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands, hereinafter referred to as “NIZO”), We have opened the DAIZ Engineering Europe Sprouted Food Tech Center in the Netherlands. As the first step of the
collaboration, the Food Tech Center will promote the development of “hybrid dairy products” that combine milk substitute products derived from animal-based dairy products and plant-based proteins. This new approach has the potential to lead to breakthroughs in solving the taste, nutritional, and sustainability challenges associated with protein transformation.
DAIZ Engineering and NIZO are pursuing further technological innovations in taste and nutritional functionality in the Netherlands’ Food Valley, where agricultural and food technologies from all over the world are gathered, and are working to create a rich and diverse environment where animal and vegetable raw materials coexist. We aim to contribute from the perspective of technology and science to the realization of a sustainable “dietary life” rich in nutrition.
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Regarding the opening of DAIZ Engineering European Sprouted Food Tech Center at NIZO
In the Netherlands, which ranks second in the world in terms of exports of agricultural products, Food Valley, the world’s largest food industry cluster hub, attracts over 1,500 food-related and chemical-related companies from around the world. We are promoting technological development through collaboration. NIZO is one of the world’s leading contract research institutions that aims to realize better food and health. With over 75 years of development, we have led innovation in the food industry, bringing together experts in food science and production, including protein technology, fermentation, bioinformatics, health, food processing, food safety, and food experience. Ta. The know-how of these experts is concentrated at NIZO’s pilot plant, Europe’s largest open-access food-grade
experimental plant. NIZO leverages its comprehensive strengths in science and technology to support food companies at various scales, from experimental to semi-industrial stages. With support from NIZO, food companies can achieve their development goals more successfully, sustainably and efficiently, ultimately leading to better food development and better health.
DAIZ Engineering is a food tech venture that has a patented technology (“Ochiai High Pressure Method”) that uses the power of germination to activate seeds and bring out their functionality and nutritional value. We are developing egg substitutes and milk substitutes using our unique technology that brings the molecular structure of vegetable proteins closer to that of animal proteins. Furthermore, we are pioneering the development and popularization of “hybrid products” that combine animal proteins and various plant-derived proteins, with the aim of realizing a diet with rich choices and sustainable food development with less environmental impact. It is working.
The collaboration between DAIZ Engineering and NIZO was established with the support of the Netherlands Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Office for Enterprise Attraction (NFIA) Japan Office and the Eastern Netherlands Development Corporation (Oost NL), partners of the Invest in the Netherlands network. it was done. Oost NL carries out activities and projects focused on strengthening and revitalizing the economy of the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel. Through its unique network and support system, the Invest in Netherlands network supported DAIZ Engineering in opening a new office and laboratory in NIZO, enabling a smooth entry into European business.
At the DAIZ Engineering Europe Germinated Food Tech Center newly established within NIZO’s facilities, we germinate various seeds (beans, wheat, nuts) using the Ochiai high-pressure method, and work with NIZO experts to evaluate their nutritional value, digestibility and absorption. We plan to evaluate and analyze the rate. Based on the specialized knowledge we have accumulated regarding plant proteins, we will develop new food ingredients and propose them to food
manufacturers around the world.
Furthermore, DAIZ Engineering is actively participating in
industry-government-academia joint research and development projects in the field of science, technology, and innovation that the Dutch government is promoting together with NIZO and Wageningen University. We will strive to contribute to solving issues facing the world, such as national security and protein shortages.
About NIZO Food Research
Headquartered in Ede, Netherlands, NIZO is one of the world’s leading independent private contract research organizations specializing in food and health innovation for over 75 years. Operating Europe’s largest open-access food-grade pilot plant, NIZO leverages the combined power of science and technology to help customers evolve food and nutrition more successfully, sustainably and efficiently, ultimately for the better. We support the development of food and the realization of health.
NIZO is currently focusing on four high value-added propositions. – Protein changes
– Sustainable food processing, scale-up and contract manufacturing – Fermentation and food safety
– Demonstrated health benefits
About us
Company name: NIZO Food Research B.V.
HP: https://www.nizo.com/
Location: Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands
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In order to achieve sustainable growth in the plant-based alternative food market and address the global protein shortage, we will need even more advanced technological capabilities, the ability to make development proposals tailored to customer needs, and the optimization of production processes. A quick response is required.
DAIZ Engineering is based on DAIZ’s patented technology “Ochiai Germination Method (OGM)”*1, and is a division of the DAIZ Group that promotes “plant-based alternative egg and milk business,” “engineering business,” and “global business.” This is a new company.
At DAIZ Engineering, we consider deliciousness and health through the power of germination, pursue the possibilities of new foods, and contribute to a sustainable future.
Company name: DAIZ Engineering Co., Ltd.
Head office location: 4F Kojimachi HF Building, 3-2-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director and President Koji Ochiai Established: January 16, 2024
Business content: Plant-based alternative egg and milk
business/Engineering business/Global business
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*1 A cultivation method that controls growth conditions such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature, and moisture during soybean germination and activates enzymes to increase the amount of free amino acids and bring out the flavor of the material. (Patent No. 5722518)
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