Deep Branch uses clean and renewable carbon and energy sources to create ingredients for a more sustainable food system. Their first product is Proton™, a single-cell protein developed for the animal feed industry. Proton is produced from locally sourced ingredients, reducing its carbon intensity by over 60% compared to conventional proteins. It also has no arable land requirements, allowing more food to be grown without compromising alternative land use. The benefits of Proton include: comparable nutritional profile to fishmeal, the gold standard in the aquaculture industry; Proton’s nutritional profile can be tailored using our (R)evolve platform to meet animal feed producers’ demand for precision nutrition; Proton provides security, transparency and traceability to feed producers, enabling them to build sustainable feeds around locally-produced, GM-free protein.

Bringing Proton to market will tackle the climate emergency and reduce the food industry’s impact on biodiversity loss, two of the most significant challenges the world currently faces. Approximately 25% of the total emissions of an average person are linked to diet, with the majority of these associated with animal products.

Full-scale commercial plants will produce over 100,000 tons of protein-rich Proton every year. With clean and plentiful carbon dioxide and hydrogen sources, we can guarantee a safe and stable supply of the purer protein.