Why Is Your 'Innovative' Product Still a Large Stack? How One Mycelium Ingredient Delivers Protein, Fiber and Longevity Bioactives in a Single Punch

03 Jun 2026
NPD Discovery Roundtables
  • The dominant logic in nutrition formulations has been additive: identify a benefit, source the corresponding ingredient, stack, label, repeat. 
  • The result is products of growing complexity, cost, and fragility – and a consumer who is increasingly skeptical of what is actually inside. 
  • This roundtable makes the case for a fundamentally different formulation model. 
  • Fermotein® – produced through mycelium biomass fermentation – is a single ingredient that delivers:  
    • 50% complete protein 

    • 30% prebiotic fiber 

    • The highest concentration of spermidine found in a natural food source. 

  • Spermidine is a polyamine with growing scientific evidence around cellular renewal and healthy aging. 

  • Fermotein® is not a stack – it is a whole-food ingredient delivering near-complete nutrition to actively aging consumers, produced reliably and sustainably on low-footprint carbohydrate sources. 

Speakers
Thijs Bosch
Thijs Bosch, CEO - The Protein Brewery
Roel van de Put
Roel van de Put, Commercial Director - Protein Brewery

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