14 Jun 2023 --- Climax Foods has discovered the first-ever plant-based protein ingredient replicating the functional performance specifically relating to the melt and stretch of the dairy protein casein. By leveraging data science and machine intelligence to create animal-free products from plants, the AI food tech start-up says it is now the first company in history to successfully replicate the functionality, texture, and taste of the major protein in animal milk using only plant ingredients.