The water lentil
is considered to be the world’s smallest flowering plant. It consists mainly of leaf protein and has been eaten whole for hundreds of years in different parts of the world. Recently a breakthrough discovery in methods for extracting plant protein from aquafarmed water lentils by the US company, Parabel, has created the opportunity to commercialise a new plant protein. The protein
and is finding application in nutritional and functional foods as well as animal feed.