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James (Jim) D. House – University of Manitoba

Listed In: Alternative Protein, Animal Production, Animal Protein, Human Health, Mixed Proteins, Plant Protein, Product Development, Protein Analysis, Protein Processing, Protein Quality, Regulatory, Research, Sociocultural

Business Type

Researcher

Main Contact Person

James (Jim) D. House

Position

Professor & Manitoba Strategic Research Chair in Sustainable Protein

Department

Agricultural and Food Sciences, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences

City

Winnipeg

Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Keywords

Infrastructure

We specialize in determining both the content and digestibility of protein and amino acids in foods, food ingredients and feeds, using both in vitro and in vivo assays. We can provide official in vivo measures of PDCAAS and PER for protein content claim substantiation. We have a Near Infrared Spectroscopy suite to measure the amino acid content of Canadian crops, and have established calibration equations for peas, lentils, canola, and soybean.
We utilized specialized housing systems to determine the impact of diet on egg quality, nutrient flow, and bird health as it relates to laying hens and sustainable egg production.

Protein Food Processing

We study the impact of processing on the protein quality of food/feed ingredients and whole crops. Our Protein Foods Innovation Team can assist you with exploring the impact of milling, protein fractionation, protein isolation, thermal and non-thermal processing technologies on the nutritional and techno functional properties of proteins.

Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods

Determining the protein quality of ingredients and foods allows for the assessment of the potential to make protein content claims on finished food products. Our team has years of experience in determining protein quality and guiding industry stakeholders through regulatory pitfalls involved in substantiating protein content claims.

James (Jim) D. House – University of Manitoba

Phone:
2044748199

Website:
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/james-house

Email:
James.House@umanitoba.ca

Mailing Address:
196 Innovation Drive
R3T 2N2

Myera Group

Listed In: Agricultural Innovations, Alternative Protein, Animal Protein, By-Products and Co-Products, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Genetics, Indigenous, Plant Protein, Product Development, Protein Quality, Sociocultural, Waste Management

Business Type

Company

Main Contact Person

Bruce Hardy

Position

CEO

Department

N/A

City

Winnipeg

Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Keywords

algae, Alternative protein, Amino Acids, Animal Fish protein, Bioactive peptides, Consumer acceptability, duckweed, extrusion technology, genetics, indigenous foods, Indigenous Traditional Medicine, plant protein, precision agriculture, Protein quality, quality assessment, Soil quality, wildrice

Infrastructure

Indigenous Community Innovation Campus, strain development to product development, testing and consumer trials

Primary Production and Harvesting

Fish, wildrice and duckweed / algae blends for traditional medicine

Protein Food Processing

Value added processing of wildrice into protein isolate for Indigenous protein based products

Packaging

PHA and smart packaging for fish

Transportation and Distribution

Blockchain supply chain

Marketing

Using Digital Twin to allow consumers to participate in Mixed and Augmented reality, the source of their food and medicine.

Consumer Acceptability

Using E-nose and VOC's to assess flavour profiles of wild rice, and fish, selective breeding on taste, flavour and cooking.

Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods

Using a combination of omics and on having dose / control of the bioactives in our products, on a batch basis, a part of our packaging.

Sociocultural Factors Related to Protein Foods

Behaviour economics and the role of "Ethical Indigenous Luxury Brands" that heal the body, and our ecology.

Phone:
2042955580

Website:
https://myeragroup.ca/

Email:
bruce@myeragroup.ca

Mailing Address:
100 One Research Road
R4L 1A4

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Nandika Bandara – University of Manitoba

Listed In: Agricultural Innovations, Alternative Protein, By-Products and Co-Products, Packaging, Plant Protein, Protein Extraction, Protein Functionality, Protein Processing, Protein Quality

Business Type

Researcher

Main Contact Person

Nandika Bandara

Position

Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Food Proteins and Bioproducts

Department

Agricultural and Food Sciences, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences

City

Winnipeg

Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Keywords

Infrastructure

Extractions, purifications, HPLC, DSC, ATR-FTIR, XRD, XPS, Particle size analyzer, Instron, TGA, AFM, Cold Plasma, Microfluidizer, Wet lab, analytical characterization lab

Protein Food Processing

Novel protein extraction technologies (deep eutectic solvents, reverse micelles), non-thermal processing technologies (col plasma, pulsed electric field, high pressure) with the objective of developing functionally superior, less allergenic protein ingredients from pulse, other crops, byproducts and alternate protein sources

Packaging

Developing sustainable packaging materials using biopolymers, mainly using byproduct proteins, polysaccharides and lignocellulosic materials

Consumer Acceptability

protein ingredients and their impact on food systems: how it will impart the food systems and consumer acceptability

Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods

How different food protein processing will impact the digestibility, amino acid bioavailability and nutritional qualities

Other

working on alternate proteins such as algae and fungi protein on developing functionally enhanced products. Working with a company to develop a NSERC Alliance grant at the moment. Also work on using proteins for industrial applications such as adhesives, biomaterials etc

Nandika Bandara – University of Manitoba

Phone:
2042721547

Website:
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/nandika-bandara

Email:
Nandika.Bandara@umanitoba.ca

Mailing Address:
66 Chancellors Cir
R3T 2N2

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Prairie Cricket Farms

Listed In: Alternative Protein, Insects, Protein Processing, Protein Quality

Business Type

Company

Main Contact Person

Ryan & Lesley Steppler

Position

Co-owner

Department

N/A

City

Miami

Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Keywords

Alternative protein, cricket protein, dry milling, Protein quality

Infrastructure

Networking with others to determine what processing equipment works best, RRC Culinary Program, feed companies

Primary Production and Harvesting

Farming network and membership, conferences, webinars and academic papers

Protein Food Processing

Manitoba government inspection, Red River College culinary program

Packaging

Trial and error

Marketing

Online learning

Consumer Acceptability

Customer feedback online, markets and vendor shows, news media, print media

Phone:
2047502618

Website:
https://www.prairiecricketfarms.com/

Email:
prairiecrickets@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
Box 129
R0G1H0

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Tabitha Wood – University of Winnipeg

Listed In: Agronomy, Alternative Protein, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems

Business Type

Researcher

Main Contact Person

Tabitha Wood

Position

Faculty Member

Department

Chemistry

City

Winnipeg

Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Keywords

Alternative protein, Consumer acceptability, precision agriculture, Soil quality

Protein Food Processing

manufacture of foods using sustainable protein

Phone:
2047869083

Website:
https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/chemistry/our-department/tabitha-wood.html

Email:
te.wood@uwinnipeg.ca

Mailing Address:
519 Portage Ave
R3B 2E9

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