MicroLub is a deep‑tech ingredient company that has developed unique protein-based technologies for replacing a significant proportion of fats and oils in food and personal care products, while retaining the delicious mouthfeel, smooth texture, and indulgent sensation consumers love.
Until now, consumers have had to choose between ‘delicious but unhealthy’ and ‘better-for-you but inferior sensory experience’. Not anymore. Now they can have their cake and eat it too.
Using cutting-edge protein science, we’ve developed biolubricant technologies that recreate the sensory experience of everyone’s favourite products. More protein. Less fat and oil. All the taste, mouthfeel, and texture.
Throughout the world, HFSS regulation is driving innovation and reformulation in the food industry. But every tweak to reduce fat, sugar, or salt, or increase protein, impacts mouthfeel and the consumer’s sensory experience.
Consumers are seeking better-for-you food products with higher protein content, lower fat content, and cleaner labels. But reformulation typically means compromise: grittiness in high-protein drinks, lack of creaminess in reduced-fat dairy – disappointing mouthfeel and texture that negatively impact repeat purchase rates.
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the ingredients in the products they buy – whether that’s chemical-sounding names in food or petroleum-based ingredients in personal care. How can you replace these ingredients while retaining a superior sensorial experience?
MicroLub designs and produces protein-based molecules which function as microscopic lubricants and enable the customisation of friction in a wide range of categories and applications.
From food and nutrition to consumer health and personal care, our technology reduces molecular friction to deliver remarkably smooth, oil-like performance.
That means you can create healthier, more sustainable products, which taste and feel just like the original.
MicroLub’s bespoke solutions solve formulation challenges across multiple categories and applications.
