Brave Robot was a brand of vegan ice cream made using
Perfect Day's synthesized milk proteins.
It had no
lactose
Lactose is a disaccharide composed of galactose and glucose and has the molecular formula C12H22O11. Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by mass). The name comes from (Genitive case, gen. ), the Latin word for milk, plus the suffix ''-o ...
, but does include yeast-produced molecules reproducing those found in
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...
.
The ice cream came in 8 flavors: Raspberry White Truffle, Blueberry Pie, A Lot of Chocolate, Peanut Butter 'n Fudge, Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk,
Buttery Pecan, Vanilla 'n Cookies, and Vanilla.
By the end of 2021, the company had sold one million pints of ice-cream. By 2022 the product was available in 8000 stores across the USA.
In 2023, the company's parent group,
The Urgent Company, was bought by
Superlatus;
Superlatus announced plans for Brave Robot to launch a line of pulse protein snacks in 2024.
As of 2024, the brand was defunct.
See also
Coolhaus
Coolhaus is an American ice cream company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2009 by Natasha Case and Freya Estreller.
History
Coolhaus started as an art project in 2008 and grew into a business by 2009. The name Coolhaus is a referenc ...
References
Dairy-free frozen dessert brands
Vegan cuisine
Cellular agriculture
American companies established in 2020
Food and drink companies of the United States
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