Innovative Sweet Solution: New Zealand’s Whey-Derived Alternative Sugar
Wheytech Bionics is a New Zealand-based science-driven company focused on developing sweeteners derived from whey. In New Zealand, more than 250,000 individuals, predominantly with type 2 diabetes, underscore the increasing demand for preventive measures and products. Wheytech’s innovative sweetener has the potential to revolutionise this landscape.
By harnessing whey by-products from cheese-making companies throughout New Zealand, Wheytech Bionics is actively reducing waste generated by the cheese production industry. This not only contributes to waste reduction but also alleviates a significant burden on the biological waste system.
Wheytech Bionics is on a mission to create a new generation of natural sweeteners suitable for everyday use. These sweeteners aim to not only satisfy taste preferences but also carry the added benefit of reducing the global risk of diabetes and potentially reversing the effects of type 2 diabetes.
Presently, New Zealand lacks locally-produced sweeteners on retail shelves, with the majority being imported and often containing artificial additives detrimental to health.
While currently utilising cheese whey, Wheytech Bionics is actively exploring the incorporation of various whey types, including milk whey, acid whey, goat cheese whey, and sheep whey, among others.
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