Phyto Corporation is
a disruptive food tech startup
creating the future of food
with "PhytoSalt," a plant-based salt
that can reduce sodium intake by 20%
PhytoChemicals
Salicornia grows in many seashore lands around the world. It is a halophyte that is raised by seawater and accumulates salt in its body. Salicornia is also known as ‘sea beans’ or ‘sea asparagus,’ and is a beneficial and sustainable food resource. So, people have attempted to consume Salicornia as a food source from a long time ago, but they could not eat it because it was too salty.
Phyto Corporation has, for the first time, isolated salt from Salicornia, and developed a new food resource, “PhytoMeal” which is not salty and thus edible. Further, the company has developed a plant-based salt, “PhytoSalt,” which separates the salt from the Salicornia plant.
PhytoSalt is a naturally low-sodium salt that can reduce sodium intake by 20%, so it is effective on high blood pressure. PhytoMeal is a new superfood ingredient that is effective in reducing body fat.
Phyto Corporation holds 35 patents to PhytoSalt, PhytoMeal and other Salicornia-based products.
Salicornia -> PhytoSalt + Desalted PhytoMeal
Winner of StartupSG Prize
Awarded by Singapore Government
at 'Future Food Asia 2019'
Selected as a participant in the TERRA Cohort IV in San Francisco,
a global innovation accelerator fueling ground-breaking transformation
in the food and agriculture industry.
Through such participation, Phyto Corporation is currently collaborating
with MLA(Meat & Livestock Australia), a global meat company,
in the development of new superfoods made with Australian meat
and Phyto Corporation's plant-based salt.
Project: "Meat with Plant-Based Salt"
Plant-Based Salt, "PhytoSalt" published in Food Navigator-Asia:
https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/05/13/Healthier-salt-PhytoCo-launches-low-sodium-microplastic-free-plant-based-salt-in-Korea
Phyto Corporation published in Food Navigator-Asia:
https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2019/10/22/World-first-plant-based-salt-South-Korean-firm-utilises-sea-based-crop-to-develop-product-range
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Articles on Phyto Corporation Products
Published in SCI Journals
1. The ameliorative effects of the ethyl acetate extract of Salicornia europaea L. and Its bioactive candidate, Irilin B, on LPS-induced microglial inflammation and MPTP-intoxicated PD-like mouse model. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2019: 1-16 (2019)
2. Cognitive-enhancing and ameliorative effects of acanthoside B in a scopolamine-induced amnesic mouse model through regulation of oxidative/inflammatory/cholinergic systems and activation of the TrkB/CREB/BDNF pathway. Food and Chemical Toxicology 129: 444-457 (2019)
3. Ameliorative potential of desalted Salicornia europaea L. extract in multifaceted Alzheimer’s-like scopolamine-induced amnesic mice model. Scientific Reports 8: 7174-7190 (2018)
4. Desalted Salicornia europaea powder and its active constituent, trans-ferulic acid, exert anti-obesity effects by suppressing adipogenic-related factors. Pharmaceutical Biology 56: 183-191 (2018)
5. Desalted Salicornia europaea extract attenuated vascular neointima formation by inhibiting the MAPK pathway-mediated migration and proliferation in vascular smooth muscle cells. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 94: 430-438 (2017)
6. Salicornia extract ameliorates salt-induced aggravation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Journal of Food Science 82: 1765-1774 (2017)
7. Protective effect of Salicornia europaea extracts on high salt intake-induced vascular dysfunction and Hypertension. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17: 1176-1188 (2016)
Salicornia Cultivation,
Seawater Agriculture
• Salicornia, also known as ‘sea beans’ or ‘sea asparagus,’ is a beneficial and sustainable food resource.
• Salicornia can be mass-cultivated by seawater agriculture, which is a new agricultural method suitable for an age of food shortage resulting from water shortage.
• Seawater agriculture is sustainable and eco-friendly for the future of food;
it does not require the use of any freshwater, fertilizers or pesticides.
• Salicornia and seawater agriculture can solve global food shortages and climate change problems.
• Salicornia cultivation contributes to the increase of profit for farmers.
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