# Made From Scraps: 5 Innovations in Upcycled Food, Packaging - The Food Institute

> Upcycled food ingredients and packaging have expanded over the past five years, with Upcycled Certified listings rising from 145 items and 25 companies in 2021 to 622 items and 106 brands by the fourth quarter of 2025. U.S. Upcycled Certified product sales rose 42% in 2024, though Mintel reported that fewer than 1% of global launches carried an upcycled ingredient claim as of February 2026. Startups are also using whole cacao pods, which traditionally yield only about 30% of their value, in new products.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:08:24.652Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96479-made-from-scraps-5-innovations-in-upcycled-food-packaging-the-food-institute
- Commodities: [Almond Hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALMHULLS.md)

## Why it matters

Upcycled ingredients remain a niche use of food-processing byproducts with no direct effect on feed grain or meal supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- foodinstitute.com: https://foodinstitute.com/focus/made-from-scraps-5-innovations-in-upcycled-food-packaging/

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