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When world-class athlete Ricky Echanique developed autoimmune conditions and found himself unable to train, he looked to two places to help him recover: a plant-based diet and his home country of Ecuador.
Plant-based food helped him get back on his feet, and he wanted to create a functional beverage to prevent other athletes from developing the same health conditions as he did. But the most common plant-based proteins on the market couldn t really do the job he wanted, said Tara Kriese, a strategic marketing adviser working with Mikuna Foods, the company Echanique eventually started. Soy and pea have many positive attributes, but they also can cause indigestion and off-tastes, as well as be allergenic.