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C16's Palmless Oil Will Enter Food Products Within Two Years

Shara Ticku · Saving the f#$%ing rainforests with Shara Ticku of C16 Biosciences · Jun 15, 2023 · at 39:12

Shara Ticku, co-founder and CEO of C16 Biosciences, discusses the commercialization roadmap for their yeast-derived palm oil alternative, Palmless.

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“By the end of this year, we'll be in a handful of other personal care products, so think skin care and body care products, and other brands featuring Palmless as the sort of innovator, and within two years or so, we will be able to be in food products.”

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The claim, plainly

C16 Biosciences will have its palm oil alternative Palmless in other personal care brands by the end of 2023 and in food products within about two years.

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Assessment

The claim bundled two distinct milestones. The first leg—expanding Palmless into third-party personal care brands by the end of 2023—was fulfilled when PANGAIA and Haeckels commercially released the 'REWILD Body Block' soap containing Palmless Torula Oil in July 2023. The second leg—entering food products within about two years (by approximately mid-2025)—was not achieved. While C16 Biosciences began pursuing FDA GRAS status and feasibility studies in early 2024, it did not introduce its food-grade Palmless Cocoa Butter Equivalent until mid-2026, and no commercial food products containing the ingredient reached the market by the June 2025 timeframe.

In July 2023, third-party brands PANGAIA and Haeckels released the commercial 'REWILD Body Block' soap formulated with Palmless Torula Oil.
In January 2024, C16 Biosciences secured $4.5 million in funding to initiate FDA GRAS regulatory processes and feasibility studies for food applications.
C16 Biosciences announced its first food-grade ingredient (Palmless Cocoa Butter Equivalent) in July/August 2026 for development testing, with no commercial food products available on shelves by the June 2025 horizon.

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[1] c16bio.com [2] c16bio.com [3] greenqueen.com.hk [4] greenqueen.com.hk [5] theinnovator.news [6] greenqueen.com.hk [7] businesswire.com

C16 Biosciences Palmless food product launch 2024 2025 C16 Biosciences Palmless brand partnership 2023 personal care "C16 Biosciences" food product launched available 2024 2025

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