Renaissance Ingredients' Testing of its Non-GMO Acrylamide-Reducing Baker's Yeast Shows 70% Acrylamide Reduction in Fried Potato Products

Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Renaissance Ingredients Inc. is pleased to release the results of
an in-house, laboratory-scale trial of the efficacy of its non-GMO
acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker's yeast for applications in the global
potato products market. Renaissance's AR yeast strains are
traditional baker's yeast with an accelerated natural ability to
consume asparagine, the precursor of acrylamide found naturally in
many foods.

In this proof-of-concept test, a "wash" of AR yeast in water was
used to treat cut raw or blanched potato slices in order to remove
the acrylamide precursor asparagine on the surface prior to frying.
After only ten minutes of soaking, the AR yeast-treated fries
contained an average of 70% less acrylamide after deep-frying, but
were otherwise indistinguishable from fries that were soaked in water
alone. With refinement of the process, the company believes it can
reach a 95% acrylamide reduction in potato products and a variety of
other food items.

"These results confirm our AR yeast's ability to substantially and
easily reduce acrylamide levels in French fries and potato chips,
simply by soaking cut potatoes in an AR yeast and water solution for
just a few minutes," said Renaissance Ingredients' president, Dr.
Matthew Dahabieh. "We are confident that we will be able to
collaborate with industry partners to apply our AR yeast to a variety
of potato products in order to deliver significant reductions in
acrylamide using a method that is robust, consistent and, most
importantly, minimally disruptive."

Dahabieh continued, "Our results show that our process maintains
the quality and sensory attributes of the final cooked product and
that it can be adapted to industrial potato processing practices with
minimal disruption. We are now looking to demonstrate this efficacy
in pilot-scale trials by working closely with interested potato
industry partners."

About Renaissance Ingredients Inc.

Renaissance Ingredients is an applied life sciences company that
develops and commercializes AR yeast for the global food
manufacturing industry for foods such as bread, baked goods, savory
snack foods, cereals, coffee, and potato products such as potato
chips and French fries.

Dave Reichert, Renaissance Ingredients Inc., Vancouver, Canada,
+01-604-822-6499, info@renaissanceingredients.com,
http://www.renaissanceingredients.com

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