Ingredalia
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Corella, Spain
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Waste efficiency, Food reformulation, Alternative proteins, New food processing techniques, Circular economy
- Domains
- Ingredients, Functional ingredients, Pet food, Broccoli, Plant based primary products
- Technologies
- Encapsulation, Extraction, Processing, Resource-recovery technology, Circular & resource technologies, Biorefining, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs
About Ingredalia
Ingredalia is a Navarra-based food-tech company founded in 2017 that develops, manufactures, and commercializes natural functional ingredients. It focuses on turning vegetable by-products from the agro-food industry into higher-value ingredients through biotechnology, circular-economy thinking, and proprietary processing know-how.
The company serves food manufacturers, nutraceutical companies, cosmetics makers, and pet-food producers that want functional, scientifically grounded, and more sustainable ingredients. Its positioning combines health-oriented innovation with industrial scalability, aiming to move ideas from the laboratory into market-ready applications.
Core Values
- Sustainability: Ingredalia emphasizes circular-economy principles, waste reduction, and the recovery of value from agricultural and food-processing by-products.
- Scientific rigor: The company repeatedly highlights evidence-based development, patented technology, and bioactive ingredients supported by scientific validation.
- Innovation: It positions itself as a technology-driven company using biotechnology, advanced encapsulation, and disruptive processes to create differentiated ingredients.
- Health and wellbeing: Its ingredient portfolio is designed to support healthier food, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and pet-food applications, with a strong focus on consumer wellbeing.
Unique Aspects
- Patented broccoli-based technology: Ingredalia’s core platform is protected by patent EP3123874A1 and centers on extracting and stabilizing glucoraphanin and myrosinase so sulforaphane can be formed effectively.
- Upcycling of vegetable by-products: The company’s ingredients are made from agro-food side streams, especially broccoli-processing residues, giving its portfolio a strong circular-economy profile.
- Cross-sector application reach: Its ingredients are positioned for food, nutraceutical, cosmetics, and pet-food uses, broadening the commercial relevance of the same underlying technology.
- Industrial and transfer focus: Beyond ingredient sales, Ingredalia offers scale-up and validation support, helping customers convert lab concepts into industrial products.