Amino Mantra is founded by husband and wife team, chef Pritesh Kajaria and food scientist Trang Duong-Kajaria.

Through their years of experience in the food industry they've seen the negative impacts that our modern eating habits have on our bodies and the environment. After they had a baby, they became determined to make a difference for themselves and the next generation. They started practicing a zero-waste lifestyle and learned how a plant based diet can not only improve their health and well-being, but also leave a lighter footprint on the planet.

Disappointed to discover that many plant based food options on the market were full of processed ingredients such as extracted gluten, texture modified proteins, processed protein isolates and derived gums, they began making their own. Using their combined skills in food science and culinary art, they started to produce delicious, nutritious food that made them feel fantastic.

As time went on, they began to meet more and more people who were looking to move to a plant based diet and recognised the struggle to find healthy, nutritionally complete options. Realising that good food can add value to people’s lives, they became determined to share their products with others. They are proudly handcrafting their plant patties in Auckland and sharing the love for good food with people at farmers' markets and retail stores.

And with that, Amino Mantra was born.