Protein + Fiber.
Preserved.
Proven.
The first legume protein ingredient with 100% protein retention, preserved fiber, and 87% digestibility — validated by 10 independent methods. No extraction. No additives. Satiety and glycemic response pathway aligned.
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Nothing removed.
Everything delivered.
The global legume protein market is built on a flawed trade-off: extract the protein, destroy everything else. Pear Foods ends that trade-off.
Protein and Fiber. Together. Always.
Every isolate and concentrate separates protein from fiber — it is an inevitable consequence of extraction. Pear Foods never extracts. Protein and fiber stay co-located in the same preserved macro structure, like the whole legume holds them.
Satiety and Glycemic Response Support Through Food Structure
The Pear Foods Legume Protein Technology processed legume achieves something that the industry has not achieved: high bioavailability inside a preserved macro structure that mechanistically aligns with pathways known to support satiety and glycemic response.
Clean Label by Design, Not Exception
No chemical extraction. No fractionation. No isolating agents. No additives. Aligned with clean label, minimally processed principles.
Validated Across 10 Independent Methods
Dumas nitrogen analysis, PDCAAS, Scanning Electron Microscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, water extraction, proximate analysis, antinutritional factor profiling, amino acid profile, carbohydrate fraction, oligosaccharide panel. Ten methods. One coherent conclusion.
"The nutritional completeness of a whole food, the digestibility of a processed ingredient, and the metabolic architecture that aligns mechanistically with pathways known to support satiety and glycemic response — delivered as a minimally processed, clean-label, ready-to-consume ingredient."
Ten methods.
One preserved
macro structure.
The global protein market has optimized for extraction efficiency — and lost what matters most. Concentrates and isolates destroy the food matrix: the physical co-structure of protein, fiber, starch, and micronutrients that controls how nutrients are released and absorbed in the gut.
Pear Foods preserves it. Our proprietary process creates a co-gel matrix in which all macronutrients remain physically bound together — behaving in the gut like a structured whole food, not a dissolved powder.
"Protein isolates are absorbed within the proximal 30–50 cm of the small intestine. L-cells are concentrated in the distal 200+ cm. The nutrient signal never reaches them."
100% Protein Retention
Zero processing lossThe global regulatory standard for protein quantification confirms zero protein loss during processing. Independently corroborated by proximate analysis.
87% Digestibility Score
Top of whole-food range87% PDCAAS for red lentils — at the top of the in vitro digestibility scores for whole legumes, achieved inside a preserved food matrix without extraction.
All Essential Amino Acids Intact
Including lysineEvery essential amino acid — including lysine, the first casualty of heat processing — is preserved identically to the raw control. Leucine and arginine remain intact.
Near-Complete ANF Inactivation
93.6% trypsin reductionTrypsin inhibitor −93.6%. All without chemical treatment. Primary bioavailability barriers eliminated. Clean-label standard maintained.
Oligosaccharide Reduction
Raffinose −75%Raffinose −75%. Gas-forming fraction dramatically reduced. Matrix preserved; bloating reduced.
5 More Methods
SEM imaging, FTIR spectroscopy, water extraction, proximate analysis & more. Full summary available on request.
Request a Meeting →The metabolic differentiator no isolate can replicate.
GLP-1 is the biological target of the fastest-growing class of pharmaceutical interventions in metabolic health. Pear Foods delivers Satiety and GLP-1* pathway alignment through food architecture, not pharmacology — through four structural mechanisms that are architecturally not possible in any extracted protein format.
1. Delayed Gastric Emptying
Confirmed with FTIR
2. Distal Nutrient Delivery
Confirmed with less solubilization
3. Intact Secretagogue Amino Acids
Confirmed with PDCAAS Analysis
4. Structured Carbohydrate Presentation
Confirmed with Scanning Electron Microscopy
* Satiety and glycemic response pathway alignment is mechanistically supported by structural and compositional data. GLP-1 validation needed.
A whole food that performs
like a functional ingredient.
Ready-to-use. Clean label. Preserved fiber. Proven digestibility.
The result of our proprietary process is an ingredient that is compositionally near-identical to the whole raw legume — protein, fiber, starch, essential amino acids, micronutrients, all present — with the antinutritional barriers removed, the digestive tolerability dramatically improved, and the clean-label status intact.
Ingredient Feature List — Based on Red Lentil
- ✓Ready-to-consume format — no further processing required
- ✓100% protein retention — 26.1g per 100g dry weight, near-identical to raw control
- ✓Crude fiber preserved at 6.4g / 100g — unchanged from raw
- ✓All essential amino acids preserved as in raw control, including lysine
- ✓Non-protein nitrogen reduced 16.7% — improved true protein quality
- ✓Oligosaccharides reduced 39–75% — less bloating and GI discomfort
- ✓No chemical extraction, no fractionation, no additives, no isolating agents
- ✓Minimally processed — aligned with clean-label principles
Compositional Data
Based on Red Lentil — Pear Foods Technology Processed Legume vs Raw Control
| Parameter | Pear Foods Technology Processed Legume | Raw Control |
|---|---|---|
| Total Protein (g/100g) | 26.1 ± 0.46 | 26.6 ± 0.5 |
| Crude Fiber (g/100g) | 6.4 ± 0.11 | 6.3 ± 0.13 |
| PDCAAS Digestibility | 87% | Baseline |
| Trypsin Inhibitor (TIU/mg) | 0.18 ± 0.10 | 2.83 ± 0.10 |
| Raffinose (g/100g) | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.40 ± 0.05 |
Isolates can’t do this. Ours can.
| Attribute | Pear Foods | Concentrate | Isolate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food matrix preserved | ✓ Confirmed | ✗ Destroyed | ✗ Destroyed |
| Fiber retained | ✓ 6.4g / 100g | ✗ Stripped | ✗ Stripped |
| Satiety & GLP-1 pathway support* | ✓ Structural | ✗ Absent | ✗ Absent |
| Clean label / no additives | ✓ Confirmed | ✗ Often no | ✗ Often no |
| Minimally processed | ✓ Confirmed | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Oligosaccharide reduction | ✓ 39–75% | Variable | Variable |
| Antinutrient inactivation | ✓ 93.6% trypsin | Variable | Variable |
* Satiety and GLP-1 pathway alignment is mechanistically supported by structural and compositional data. GLP-1 validation needed.
"Pear Foods occupies the intersection no isolate or concentrate can reach: the nutritional completeness of a whole food, the digestibility of a processed ingredient, and the metabolic architecture of a satiety-supporting functional food."
One ingredient.
Three high-growth categories.
Unique positioning in every channel. The same validated platform — for different applications.
Functional & Metabolic Nutrition
The GLP-1 satiety story is the defining metabolic nutrition narrative of this decade. Pear Foods is the legume protein that mechanistically aligns with pathways known to support satiety and glycemic response — achieved through food structure, not pharmacology.
Sports & Active Nutrition
87% PDCAAS. All essential amino acids preserved like in raw control. 100% protein retention. Oligosaccharides reduced for GI comfort. Matrix-controlled digestion for sustained amino acid release.
Plant-Based & Clean-Label CPG
An ingredient a consumer can understand, a nutritionist can endorse, and a brand manager can put on a front-of-pack claim. No extraction. No fractionation. No additives. Clean-label.
Where clean label food meets
functional science.
Pear Foods is a clean-label food innovation and protein ingredient technology company. We have developed a fundamentally new category of legume-based protein ingredient — one that delivers the protein quality and digestibility of a concentrate, with the metabolic architecture and whole-food integrity that no isolate or concentrate can replicate.
Our proprietary process preserves the essential macro structure of the whole legume: all essential amino acids intact, antinutritional factors inactivated. The result is a ready-to-consume ingredient validated across ten independent analytical methods.
Pear Foods occupies the intersection no isolate or concentrate technology can reach: the nutritional completeness of a whole food, the digestibility of a processed ingredient, and the metabolic architecture that mechanistically aligns with pathways known to support satiety and glycemic response — delivered as a minimally processed, clean-label, ready-to-consume ingredient.
Pear Foods is creating a new generation of clean-label, matrix-preserved protein ingredients that nourish people while working in harmony with the planet. By unlocking the power of abundant and sustainable legumes, we aim to help build a healthier, more resilient global food system for future generations.
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