Rethinking natural fermentation to simultaneously decarbonize food ingredients, consumer chemicals and transportation fuels

The manufacturing of food ingredients, consumer chemicals and transportation fuels account for the majority of CO₂ emissions in the US. Interestingly, current manufacturing practices of food commodities, such as sweeteners and protein concentrates, commonly takes advantage of economies of scale by integrating with the production of consumer chemicals and transportation fuels. Accordingly, Superbrewed is innovating upon this same nexus approach by harnessing natural fermentation to simultaneously produce food ingredients, consumer chemicals and transportation fuel from corn, resulting in a net-zero or even CO₂ sink life-cycle.

At our core, Superbrewed discovers and ferments natural (i.e., non-GMO) microorganisms that are themselves high-performance solutions for markets with strong customer demand, and which produce biochemicals that are drop-ins to fossil-based chemicals and fuels. Our immediate focus is the commercial production of Postbiotic Protein and butyric acid. Postbiotic Protein is a holistically better food protein ingredient compared to animal proteins, as it delivers enhanced consumer experience in taste, texture, nutrition and sustainability across a broad range of foods. Butyric acid directly replaces coal-based butyric acid, in a range of applications such as flavors, fragrances, nutritional supplements and consumer goods like automotive and aviation coatings.

This nexus approach of harnessing natural organisms to maximize product and revenue outputs of anaerobic fermentation while delivering net-zero solutions to multiple industries also delivers improved economics for a broad range of biochemicals, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable natural gas.