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ChickPIndustry| Meat alternative

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Headquarters| Jerusalem
Website| https://www.chickp-protein.com/

ChickP Protein Ltd. is an Israeli-based company that produces protein isolate from Chickpeas.

ChickP has a patented procedure for extracting protein from Chickpeas that contains a high percentage of protein (up to 90% pure).[1][2][3] The company also produces a chickpea-based starch.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Company History
* 2 Funding
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Company History[edit]

The company was founded by Ram Reifen in 2016.[5] Ram Reifen is an Israeli Academic scholar and a professor of Human Nutrition, and the former Director of the Centre for Nutrigenomics and Functional Foods at The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[6]

Reifen studied and developed a process to extract an almost-pure protein powder from chickpeas. According to Reifen, chickpeas have “several unique attributes that make it a particularly successful source for meat, fish and dairy-product substitutes”.[7]

ChichP Isolate protein powder is currently used by companies that produce a variety of meat, eggs, and dairy replacements.[8][9][10][11]

## Funding[edit]

ChickP is recognized as a key factor in the current global chickpea protein market.[12]In 2022, ChickP raised an 8 million dollar seed investment, which has concluded into a 10 million dollar investment in the company.[13] Among the investors are Growthwell Foods, Ltd, a Singapore-based company in the meat-alternative markets of Asia, and Agrinnovation, an agricultural venture capital fund that belongs to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[14][15][16]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "US Patent Application for CHICKPEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE Patent Application (Application #20200390131 issued December 17, 2020) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
2. ↑ "The Future of Protein Production Summit Exhibitor Profile: ChickP - The Future of Protein Production". www.futureofproteinproduction.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
3. ↑ Editor (2022-07-06). "ChickP cracks the code for creamy dairy-free barista beverages - Industrial News". Retrieved 2023-05-09. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. ↑ foodnavigator.com. "Chickpeas: a rising star of the starch market?". foodnavigator.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
5. ↑ "Company". Chickp. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
6. ↑ "Ram Reifen". en.hafakulta.agri.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
7. ↑ "Israeli Researcher Believes the Humble Chickpea Could Solve World Hunger". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
8. ↑ "ChickP launches chickpea protein isolate for ice cream - Food In CanadaFood In Canada". www.foodincanada.com. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
9. ↑ "Israelhayom". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
10. ↑ "Mini hug filets". Onami Foods (in français). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
11. ↑ gooseworks_ywv1ex (2021-08-18). "Strawberry Plant-Based Yogurt - CHKP Foods - Dairy Free, Creamy, Delicious". CHKP Foods. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
12. ↑ ltd, Market Data Forecast. "ChickPeas Market | Value, Share, Growth | 2022 to 2027". Market Data Forecast. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
13. ↑ Spiro, James (2022-01-25). "ChickP completes $8 million Series A for its chickpea protein isolate". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
14. ↑ Ho, Sally (2020-11-30). "Growthwell-Backed ChickP To Patents Its Plant-Based Protein Isolate In Singapore - Green Queen". Retrieved 2023-05-09.
15. ↑ "Agrinnovation". finder.startupnationcentral.org. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
16. ↑ "Growthwell Foods – Growthwell – The Plant-Based Nutrition Company". Retrieved 2023-05-09.

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