Motif FoodWorks: Building Plant-Based Ingredients
Plant-based foods are not new, but a lot of progress has to be done before they become a mainstream product. From taste to texture, consumers aren’t always satisfied with these meat alternatives.
Motif FoodWorks is trying to change that.
Motif FoodWorks is a Boston-based company making strides towards the improvement of plant-based foods with an exclusive partnership with Gingko Bioworks. From meat burgers to dairy products, Motif FoodWorks has focused on developing specific ingredients to improve the overall taste of plant-based products.
Motif FoodWorks classifies their approach to the foodtech space into three different parts: analyze, discover, and design.
Analyze
Motif FoodWorks delves into scientific and consumer insights to look for opportunities or issues that need to be addressed. From oral processing physics (the physics of chewing and the breakdown of food in our mouth — cool, right?!) to the neurology behind food consumption, Motif FoodWorks dives deep into the way people consume food to optimize the process.
Discover
Beyond the analysis of problem areas in food tech, Motif FoodWorks has been utilizing new technology to develop products to solve the issues…
