The advantages of Makosh products

Makosh — a new stage of growth for your company

Why choose hemp ingredient supply from Makosh?

• Benefits for consumers. Our ingredients in your products help meet consumers' core needs in healthy nutrition, beauty, and personal care.
• Versatile ingredients. Our ingredients can be used across three production sectors at once: food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals — while noticeably increasing the value of the finished products.
• Distinctive products. The distinctive properties of Makosh products make it possible to change how consumers view familiar products and take our partners to a new level.

For those who want to learn more about the features of our products, we have prepared a brief overview and outlined the promising directions for hemp products on the Russian and global markets.

Makosh — the driving force behind the revival of the hemp market in Russia

Makosh is Russia's first full-cycle plant for the deep processing of industrial hemp seeds. Thanks to years of research, we have developed ingredients with no equivalent on the Russian market. Using them, manufacturers can create new products in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.

Authorship:

• Makosh non-dairy milk — patented in 2021

Our certifications:

• Manufacturing license
• GMP certificate 2021
• GOST certificate 2020

Green production

We cultivate one of the most environmentally friendly crops. In production, industrial hemp requires no pesticides or chemicals, does not need increased amounts of water, and is 100% waste-free.

Makosh is setting the trend for the development of the hemp industry, because we know this plant is valuable for restoring the planet's ecology. Hemp enriches the soil, increasing its content of carbon, nitrogen, minerals, and microorganisms. It absorbs and converts carbon dioxide into oxygen more efficiently than trees and many other plants, increases the yield of other crops in the rotation, and frees cultivated land of weeds and harmful insects.

We invite you to develop the hemp industry and care for the planet's ecology together.

A guide to Makosh ingredients

Makosh CO2 protein concentrate (hydrolyzed). Our protein is based on hemp protein found in the hemp seed. CO2 hemp protein concentrate offers:

• Protein concentration above 72%
• Dietary fiber content no more than 1% by mass
• Total sugar content less than 1% by mass
• Residual oil content less than 2%
• Starch no more than 1%

About hemp protein

Composition: hemp seed protein contains two main types of protein — edestin (65–70%) and albumin (30–35%). Edestin makes up the bulk of hemp seed protein. In composition, edestin is close to the globulins found in human blood plasma.

About edestin:

• By structure, it belongs to the seed's storage proteins (globulins)
• An easily digestible plant protein

Edestin is an easily digestible plant protein that is highly compatible with the human digestive system.

Production using our technology

The technology we have developed is not used anywhere in the world's practice of plant protein production. Our technology is recognized as a green processing technology and makes it possible to preserve protein in its natural, living form.

Our protein concentrate production technology consists of two stages.

Stage 1. Preliminary milling of the hemp seed kernel in an aqueous medium. As a result, sugars and fiber are removed with the water into the milk, while the remaining fraction — consisting of pure protein and oil — is preserved in its original form.

Stage 2. Separation of the resulting fraction under high pressure with carbon dioxide (CO2 fluid) into extraction oil and protein concentrate. The processing temperature does not exceed 40 °C. This makes it possible to preserve the protein in its natural, living form, while the oil, not subjected to high temperatures, approaches refined oil in its characteristics. The result is a defatted protein concentrate with a protein content above 72%, obtained by the green organic technology of supercritical fluid CO2 extraction.

Drawbacks of other technologies

Other technologies exist for obtaining plant protein. Below are some of them and their drawbacks.

Kernel pressing — partial removal of oil followed by milling the press cake into a powder (the method of obtaining hemp protein used by most producers):

• Low protein concentration
• High residual oil content — more than 18–25%
• Insolubility in water
• Poor absorption by the body
• Short shelf life
• Specific odor and taste
• Presence of carbohydrates (sugars)
• The ingredient cannot be used in the production of finished products

Alcohol extraction (the most popular technology):

• The concentrates dissolve poorly due to the effect of the alcohol
• Presence of residual impurities in the finished product

High-temperature processing under alkaline conditions:

• The biological value of the protein is reduced
• The protein is poorly absorbed by the body
• Due to the thermal effect, essential amino acids are partially lost: arginine, serine, threonine, and lysine
• When heated to 200 °C, most amino acid residues decompose

Extraction with chemical reagents (for example, hexane — a saturated hydrocarbon):

• The technology leads to a loss of natural properties, as with high-temperature processing
• Presence of chemical impurities in the finished product

Isoelectric precipitation:

• Sulfur-rich albumin-like proteins may remain in the supernatant (the liquid above the precipitate) — meaning some proteins will not make it into the finished product
• The amino acid composition changes and the biological value of the protein isolate is reduced compared to the original raw material

Please note: inexpensive melamine, cyanuric acid, ammeline, and ammelide are sometimes used by unscrupulous producers to inflate the apparent protein content of products, when expensive concentrated proteins are replaced with cheap, low-quality ingredients. Such a composition was detected in contaminated imported raw material.

What sets Makosh protein apart

In Makosh hemp protein, the protein concentration is above 72%. The protein is 100% soluble in water-based media and has a zero oil-content rating thanks to our patented production technology. That is why our ingredients can be used in the production of a wide range of products and compare favorably with extracts produced by other technologies.

Applications of Makosh protein

• Sports nutrition
• Enteral nutrition
• Infant nutrition
• Functional nutrition
• Protein products

Hemp non-dairy milk

The most valuable thing in our non-dairy milk is hemp protein. It is a complete plant protein, as it contains the full range of amino acids the human body needs. Hemp protein can fully replace animal protein, which is why Makosh non-dairy milk is ideal for vegetarians and people with intolerance to lactose, soy, and gluten.

Advantages of the ingredient:

• Contains an ideal balance of omega-3 and omega-6: 1 to 3, as recommended by the WHO
• Hypoallergenic — no cases of allergic reactions have been observed
• The fat content of the product can be set from 0.5 to 4–5% according to the customer's requirements
• It is a whole-food product: the composition is only hemp hearts and water
• A fully organic product with no preservatives, dry mixes, starch, foreign vegetable fats, salt, sweeteners, or other additives
• Contains easily digestible complete protein and all 20 amino acids

Produced using our own technology

Makosh hemp non-dairy milk is made using our patented technology. For more than two years we conducted research and developed the technology and equipment for our project from scratch. Our non-dairy milk is a whole, finished product.

Non-dairy milk and other plant-based drinks have become a new trend on the food market. How can you tell what sets them apart and why hemp non-dairy milk compares favorably with other types of plant-based drinks? See for yourself.

Applications of Makosh non-dairy milk

• As a standalone finished product or an alternative to animal milk
• As an ingredient for new plant-based products: drinks or ice cream
• As an ingredient for preparing dishes and beverages

This is not milk, but a full-fledged alternative. Makosh plant-based non-dairy milk is an alternative to animal milk and a source of valuable protein. We make non-dairy milk from hemp seed kernels with no additives or preservatives, so it is suitable for people with lactose intolerance and for vegetarians. Makosh hemp non-dairy milk is a plant-based hemp drink with no equivalent on the Russian market.

Hemp seed extract (bioactive substance)

CO2 extracts are extracts of beneficial substances from plant raw materials. Gentle processing in subcritical extraction mode makes it possible to preserve the structure and beneficial substances of hemp. The extract captures all the biologically active components of hemp seeds. In effect, this ingredient is a concentrate of hemp's valuable properties in the form of oil in a bottle, ready to use for producing finished products.

The value of hemp seed CO2 extracts:

• They have pronounced biological activity
• They do not go rancid thanks to their content of natural antioxidants — no specific unpleasant odor develops over time
• They are compact — taking up hundreds of times less space than the original plant raw material
• They contain no preservatives or solvent residues
• They are sterile, keep for more than 3 years, and are not damaged by pests

Extract production technology

We produce CO2 extracts from hemp seeds without any additional components. Our extract contains the fatty acids, vitamins, and macro- and microelements found in the hemp seed. Through the use of carbon dioxide at high pressure and low temperatures, the product comes out environmentally clean, free of heavy metal and solvent residues.

Applications of the extract

Hemp seed CO2 extracts are in demand for creating cosmetics, including professional cosmetics, and personal care products.

Cosmetics with CO2 extracts:

• Value: CO2 extracts are similar to the water-fat structures of human skin, so they penetrate the dermis well and are quickly absorbed
• Action: CO2 extracts contain liposomes — particles made of fatty acids and water; these micro-containers penetrate the deep layers of the skin, delivering the active substance
• Use: they can become an ingredient for any cosmetic product — masks, creams, balms, and even lipsticks

Care cosmetics:

• Value: CO2 extracts are rich in the lipophilic components of the raw material and in antioxidants (including vitamin E), are highly compatible with cosmetic formulations, and penetrate deep into the skin
• Action: the liposomes of the CO2 extract overcome the barrier of the epidermis and dermis and penetrate the third, deepest subcutaneous layer, where they break down and release the biologically active substance
• Use: they are used as an ingredient for toothpaste, creams, lotions, oils, and other products; hemp CO2 extracts can be combined with extracts from other plants, merging their beneficial properties

First in Russia. Hemp seed extract is a product of the Makosh plant; there is no equivalent extraction of this kind on the Russian market yet. Our CO2 extraction preserves the general properties of hemp and reveals its advantages — sterility, long shelf life, resistance to pests, and an unchanged taste.

Why choose ingredients from Makosh?

• Versatile ingredients. Usable across three production sectors at once: food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
• A distinctive product. The distinctive properties of hemp ingredients add new advantages to familiar products without significant changes to the production technology.
• High quality standards. Our products are made in accordance with international and domestic quality standards.

The advantages of working with us

• Ingredients with no equivalent on the Russian market, produced using a patented technology
• Low direct competition in the deep-processing segment of industrial hemp seeds
• Production volumes and competitive product prices
• We work without holidays or days off — all to keep the customer satisfied
• Our production facilities are our own property — we are an independent manufacturer
• Every year we direct part of our revenue to research and development
• Internal quality control: we do not purchase low-quality raw materials for production
• Preferential taxation, which allows us to lower the cost of our products
• The ability to increase output volumes without loss of quality
• Products sold only directly, bypassing the chain of intermediaries
• An on-staff team of 'old-school' specialists who pass on valuable and rare experience to younger colleagues

This is what we make

Our own full-cycle plant in the Uzlovaya SEZ. Wholesale, EAEU documents, 0% THC.

Hulled hemp hearts (separated)

Protein over 30% · omega-3/6

Cold-pressed green hemp seed oil

Omega-6 : omega-3 = 3.5 : 1

Hemp protein flour

Protein 40–45 g/100 g

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