We modify abundant plant proteins at the molecular level to replace supply-constrained animal proteins in food systems. Starting with bakery.
Solubility
Emulsification
Gelation
Foaming
Structural Matrix
Excellent functional properties — high solubility, foaming, gelation, emulsification. That's what makes eggs and whey proteins so dominant across processed food systems.
For Whey Protein Concentrate, one amino acid — cysteine — and a single free sulfhydryl group buried inside β-lactoglobulin's molecular structure.
Specifically in bakery applications:
"When a cake reaches 70 °C during baking, that one –SH group triggers an autocatalytic chain reaction of disulfide bonds that locks the entire foam structure permanently."
No plant protein has this exact mechanism.
Dependence on eggs or whey creates an expensive bottleneck for food manufacturers. Price fluctuations and unavailability swing costs upward, creating disturbance ripple effects across the food industry.
Nobody has changed the ingredients at a molecular level to match what WPC actually does inside a muffin or a cookie.
So, we did.
Animal protein supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, limiting scalability and resilience for food manufacturers.
Persistent fluctuations in egg and dairy markets challenge profitability, planning and cost forecasting across the industry.
The environmental burden of animal proteins continues to grow, driving urgent demand for high-performance plant-based alternatives.
We use controlled biochemical processes to modify protein structure — changing:
How proteins orient, stabilise and function at oil-water and air-water boundaries — the foundation of emulsification and foaming.
Thermal gelation and structural locking during baking — the mechanism that converts liquid batter into a stable, risen crumb.
Creating functional ingredients that perform like animal proteins, made from accessible, abundant and domestically-sourced raw materials.
WPC 80 Functional Replacer for Bakery
A shelf-stable powder that replaces Eggs and WPC in bakery systems. Drop-in usage. Standard mixing and baking process. No special equipment or training required.
Download Technical BriefTested alongside cake premix formulated with functional WPC 80 in a commercial oven. Standard 1 kg premix batch. Standard baking conditions.
Functional Performance
UPC1 vs WPC80 Benchmark
Our proteins foam, gel and emulsify
without adding any off taste.
Our protein modification platform is feedstock-flexible and application-adaptable.
We are starting with WPC replacement in bakery but the same principles apply wherever animal proteins deliver functionality that plant proteins cannot match.
Commercial product. Validated. Available for sampling.
Extending our modification platform to replace egg albumin functionality in cakes, cookies, and pastry.
Applying the same molecular framework to adjacent categories — wherever animal proteins create irreplaceable function.
Founder & CEO
Food fascinated me early — not the taste, but the science behind how ingredients actually behave. I studied Food Engineering and Technology at ICT Mumbai and spent years in the bakery ingredients industry, working closely with manufacturers on formulation and functionality. I kept running into the same friction: manufacturers deeply dependent on egg and whey proteins, with no real functional alternative in sight. The deeper I dug into the science, the clearer it became that nobody had addressed this at the molecular level. That became the starting point for Untapped Foods.
We're partnering with food manufacturers who want to reduce or eliminate WPC dependency without compromising product quality. Request a sample, schedule a technical discussion, or just say hello.
Location
Pune, India
Sample Requests
Samples typically ship within 5 business days of request.