ByRoots
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Odense, Denmark
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Waste efficiency, Food reformulation, Ingredient sourcing, Supply chain monitoring & traceability
- Domains
- Proteins, Ingredients, Flaxseed, Plant based primary products, Peas, Wheat, Soy
- Technologies
- Fermentation, Microbial biotechnology, Physical modification, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Processing
About ByRoots
ByRoots is a newly established food company focused on developing plant-based products that support a more sustainable food culture. Its work is rooted in fermentation, which the company sees as a way to reduce anti-nutrients in plant ingredients and improve nutrient availability, while also helping lower the climate footprint of food.
The company develops fermented products based on Danish raw materials, including second-grade crops and by-products from other food production. ByRoots primarily serves B2B customers in foodservice and is working toward broader market access through distribution agreements, while also building consumer awareness of tempeh and its uses.
Core Values
- Sustainability: ByRoots aims to reduce CO2 emissions and create a more sustainable food culture by using plant-based ingredients, local raw materials, and by-products that would otherwise be underused.
- Nutrition and health: The company emphasizes fermentation as a way to reduce anti-nutrients and improve nutrient absorption, while also developing products with protein, fiber, minerals, and omega-3.
- Innovation: ByRoots focuses on adapting tempeh to Danish ingredients and developing new formulations that improve functionality, taste, and nutritional profile.
- Circular use of resources: A clear theme in the company’s work is turning second-grade crops and food-industry side streams into value-added food products.
Unique Aspects
- Fermentation-based approach: ByRoots specializes in fermenting plant crops to improve nutrient availability and create products with a distinctive texture and flavor.
- Danish raw materials: Unlike traditional tempeh made from soybeans, ByRoots develops tempeh from Danish crops such as peas, flaxseed, and wheat bran.
- Circular ingredient sourcing: The company explicitly works with second-grade crops and by-products from other food production, linking product development to waste reduction.
- B2B-first market focus: ByRoots currently prioritizes business customers and foodservice, with direct delivery in place while it works on distribution agreements.
- Pilot-scale development: The website notes that funding has helped the company establish a pilot factory for tempeh production and develop prototypes for testing and optimization.