Prairie Fava™
Non-GMO Fava Beans
We partnered with CPG companies to ensure that we provide fava bean in the ways most useful to developing new, profitable products.
Making R&D happy.
No, really.
Fava beans are part of the pulse family, including dried peas, edible beans, lentils, and chickpeas. They’re a historical source of protein in many parts of the world, especially in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and South America, traditionally used in soups and stews. They’ve recently gained popularity in the North American snack market.
Allergen-Friendly
Gluten-Free
Non-GMO
Sustainably Sourced
Traceable Canadian Supply-Chain
5–7%
More protein than other varieties.
The result: a cleaner-tasting bean that’s consistently 5%–7% higher in protein than other varieties. Meaning you can turn it into virtually anything—from meat substitutes to baked goods to snackables to ice creams—and of course, into a thriving bottom line.
A sustainable story built into every order.
Fava beans can fix upwards of 90% of their own nitrogen requirements, which means less industrial nitrogen fertilizer needs to be applied by farmers. Improving soil fertility reduces the use of chemical fertilizers for other crops on the farm. Lowering fertilizer requirements can give farmers a higher net return while producing less greenhouse gas emissions.
Once fava beans come off the field, they’re taken to Prairie Fava’s cleaning and processing facility. Focusing on the nutrition of the whole bean and the mindset that nothing goes to waste, we manufacture a variety of fava ingredients. Whole beans are dehulled to make splits. The creation of splits generates two co-products, hulls and grits. Grits are then ground into flour.
Fava beans are also contracted to be explicitly grown for Prairie Fava seed, then stored in preparation for next year’s season. All inputs go towards outputs, creating a vertically integrated operation.
Versatility that lets you compete
Our goal is to utilize as much as possible in any given crop—there’s plenty of waste in the world already, thank you.
Fava beans are an opportunity to make the most of each bean and the resources used in growing it: Isolate is an option, but fava is a very functional replacement that reduces both food waste and GHG emissions by also providing useful fiber and starch by-products.
Product development with industry experts.
We partner with experts to accelerate the delivery of our fava-based products to shelves. By prioritizing categories that are leading growth, we’ve developed foods destined to win with consumers.
Naturally North American, through and through
Prairie Fava is a one-stop solution: a pure ingredient available via an exclusively North American supply chain, from farm to transport to processing. It means your products will have environmental bragging rights in terms of domestic sourcing, minimized environmental impact, soil-friendly cultivation and Canadian plant-based ingredient origins.