Terra Oleo

Company Description

The palm oil and cocoa supply chains are increasingly strained by climate instability, regulatory pressure, and limited land availability, leading to rising costs and supply volatility. As a result, fats and oils producers are seeking sustainable and cost-effective alternatives.

Terra Oleo’s technology addresses this urgent need by reinventing how lipid ingredients are produced. Terra Oleo’s tunable platform harnesses precision fermentation to convert low-cost agro-industrial waste into sustainable palm oil ingredients and cocoa butter alternatives. Its proprietary process modifies lipid-producing yeast to produce lipid ingredients tailored to customer specifications, while eliminating energy-intensive refining steps and avoiding toxic byproducts associated with conventional oleochemical processes.

Compared to conventional methods, Terra Oleo’s process is projected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 86%, land use by 90%, and water use by 88%.