Global tropical fruit processor Frutco and plant-based ingredient supplier Fooditive have teamed up to fight food waste with a new sweetener line in Europe based on banana peels. As part of the collaboration, Fooditive and Frutco are constructing a multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant to process banana and tropical fruit side-streams into fruit extracts and
sweeteners.

As an exclusive partner, Frutco will use the Fooditive production methods for bananas, and the Fooditive banana sweeteners will be industrially manufactured and distributed. The product will be positioned as a sustainable sweetener that can improve health while removing carbon emissions from the supply chain.

The sugar replacement shall allow companies to replace sugar due to its high functional properties. It has also shown promising results in many applications such as chocolate.

The plant will use Fooditive’s technology that enables the processing of all types of fruits and vegetables side-streams. It is due to open in mid-2022.