Parabel USA Inc., a provider of sustainable solutions for food ingredient production, is a recipient of the prestigious Innovation Award presented at the 2015 IFT Food Expo in Chicago. Parabel received the award for Lentein, an innovative plant protein ingredient that is 100 percent sustainable. The new ingredient is extracted from a water lentil, Lemnoideae, which, with its high levels of protein combined with other macro and micro nutrients, has been described as the world’s most sustainable and complete food source.