Animal protein
Carla Taylor – University of Manitoba, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Carla Taylor
Position
Professor
Department
Agricultural and Food Sciences
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Infrastructure
Clinical research laboratories, wet labs, Various research models for preclinical studies and human populations
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Pre-clinical and clinical studies; body weight, body composition, vascular health, glycemic control; animal, plant and mixed protein sources; whole foods, protein fractions and isolates
Other
effects of processes such as extrusion, micronization, milling/particle size, isolates
Phone:
2042581361
2042581361
Mailing Address:
350 Tachè Avenue
R2H 2A6
350 Tachè Avenue
R2H 2A6
Hylife Ltd.
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Kurt Stoess
Position
Director of Integration and R&D
Department
Director / Finishing Production & Hog Procurement
City
La Broquerie
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Infrastructure
Food Development Centre, processing or aging research, Ag Canada, carcass quality measurements
Primary Production and Harvesting
Research various products to help achieve better efficiencies in producing pigs for pork production
Protein Food Processing
Research areas of pork slaughter and deboning to help reduce yield loss while maintaining juiciness and tenderness of pork products
Packaging
Work with various suppliers to improve shelf life through different packaging of different cuts
Consumer Acceptability
Meat sales team meeting with distributors, retailers and consumers to get feedback on how products can improve; Extending shelf life at retailers to reduce waste.
Phone:
2043462227
2043462227
Mailing Address:
5 Rue Fabas
R0A 0W0
5 Rue Fabas
R0A 0W0
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
amino acid analysis, Animal protein, animal studies, antinutritional factors, canola, cereals, defatting, DIAAS, eggs, food processing treatments, in vitro, in vitro PDCAAS, in vivo rodent models, IVPD, lentil, oxidised amino acids, PDCAAS, Pea, pH drop, plant protein, protein digestibility, protein efficiency ratio, Protein quality, pulses, rats, reactive lysine, regular amino acids, regulatory approval, Soxhlet, soybean meal, sulfur amino acids, swine, tryptophan
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.
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.
Phone:
2044748199
2044748199
Website:
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/james-house
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/james-house
Mailing Address:
196 Innovation Drive
R3T 2N2
196 Innovation Drive
R3T 2N2
Manitoba Beef Producers
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, Animal Production, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Forages and Grasslands, Genetics, Marketing and Economics
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Carson Callum
Position
General Manager
Department
David Hultin, Communications and Marketing Lead
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
field trials, genomic testing equipment, growsafe, MBFI, feed efficiency testing
Primary Production and Harvesting
Developing innovative methods of production to improve economic, environmental, and ecosystem returns on the landscape
Phone:
2047724542 / 2045584502
2047724542 / 2045584502
Mailing Address:
530 Century St #220,
R3H 0Y4
530 Century St #220,
R3H 0Y4
Manitoba Chicken Producers
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Wayne Hiltz
Position
Executive Director
Department
N/A
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
equipment, food preparation kitchens, databases, on-farm trials, consumer research, Canadian Poultry Research Council
Primary Production and Harvesting
Fund research in this area
Consumer Acceptability
Fund research in this area
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Fund research in this area
Sociocultural Factors Related to Protein Foods
Fund research in this area
Phone:
2044894603
2044894603
Mailing Address:
1357 Kenaston Boulevard
R3P 2P2
1357 Kenaston Boulevard
R3P 2P2
MDI Holdings
Business Type
Company
Main Contact Person
Phil Vanderpol
Position
President and CEO
Department
Vitalus Nutrition Inc
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Protein Food Processing
Effluent management
Meeling Nivet – Food Development Centre
Listed In:
Plant Protein, Product Development, Protein Extraction, Protein Processing, Sensory Evaluation, Sociocultural
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Meeling Nivet
Position
Manager
Department
Product Commercialization,
City
Portage la Prairie
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
alfalfa, Animal protein, animal protein applications, beef, buckwheat, canola, chicken, Consumer acceptability, dairy, fava, flax, hemp, lupin, oat, oilseeds, Pea, Plant protein extraction, plant protein scale up extraction, Protein applications, protein ingredients applications, pulses, rapid protein analysis, Sensory evaluation, soy, trained sensory panel, untrained sensory panel
Infrastructure
kettles/tanks, decanter centrifuge, disk stack centrifuge, membrane filtration, spray dryer, drum dryer, freeze dryer, tray dryer, Lab UHT/HTST pasteurizer, Leco Protein Analyzer, CEM Fat Analyzer, Texture Analyzer, food development centre, pilot plant for scale up, wet protein extraction, decanter, spray dryer, supercritical fluid extraction, Microthermics pasteurization
Protein Food Processing
Research in the development of animal and plant proteins. The proteins are used in the development of value added products.
Packaging
Packaging materials are assess to determine suitability for various protein food products, including modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum packaging systems.
Consumer Acceptability
Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability studies for protein food products.
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Microbial testing and nutritional analysis; Working with Health Canada to obtain regulatory approval of protein ingredient and food products.
Other
Co-products of protein extraction are assessed for further processing to ensure sustainability of the process to reduce negative environmental impact.
Phone:
2042393755
2042393755
Mailing Address:
Portage la Prairie
R1N 3J9
Portage la Prairie
R1N 3J9
Michel Aliani – University of Manitoba, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, Animal Protein, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Plant Protein, Product Development, Protein Quality, Sensory Evaluation
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Michel Aliani
Position
Professor
Department
Agricultural and Food Sciences, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
HPLC, GC-MS, LC-MS-QTOF, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Peptide database, metabolomics database
Consumer Acceptability
Sensory evaluation
Other
NMR and MASS Spectrometry analysis of Protein based foods and biological samples foloowing the consumption of foods
Phone:
2042353048
2042353048
Mailing Address:
575 Duff Roblin Building 190 Dysart Road
R3T 2N2
575 Duff Roblin Building 190 Dysart Road
R3T 2N2
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
algae protein, alternate proteins, Amino Acids, Animal protein, biobased products, biomaterials, byproduct meals, byproduct proteins, canola meal, hemp, ingredient development, microbial protein, mycoprotein, nano-delivery, nanoencapsulation, oilseeds, plant proteins, protein chemistry, protein processing, Protein quality, pulses
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
Phone:
2042721547
2042721547
Website:
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/nandika-bandara
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/food-and-human-nutritional-sciences/nandika-bandara
Mailing Address:
66 Chancellors Cir
R3T 2N2
66 Chancellors Cir
R3T 2N2
Red River College Polytechnic
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, Animal Protein, By-Products and Co-Products, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Food Safety, Genetics, Packaging, Plant Protein, Product Development, Regulatory, Sensory Evaluation, Sociocultural, Waste Management, Water Management
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Elena Gomez Haro
Position
Research Manager
Department
Prairie Research Kitchen
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
3D prototyping, advanced manufacturing, Animal protein, building efficiency, co-product utilization, Consumer acceptability, crop genetics, data analysis, data safety, electric vehicles, food prototypes, food safety, food service, ingredient utilization, machine learning, packaging, plant protein, Product development, robotics, sensors, waste water treatment
Infrastructure
Prairie Research Kitchen, Centrifuge, Rotary Evaporator, Water bath processing (Sous vide), Sonifier, Blast Freezer, Smoking Equipment, Programmable Curing Chambers for charcuterie and fermentation projects, Food Service and Household Cooking equipment, Pasta Extruder, Rationale Combi-ovens, Merry Chef Oven, Vacuum packaging with modified atmosphere capabilities, Incubation Chamber
Protein Food Processing
Prototype and ingredient blends and utilization of plant and animal protein for industry, protein extraction, recipe development, co-product utilization, advanced manufacturing, 3D printing for prototype parts (metal, plastics), waste water processing
Packaging
sustainable packaging partnerships (make the food to test the packaging), conduct shelf life studies, modified packaging
Marketing
market research (students), business plan development, communications and graphic design, recipes, food photography
Consumer Acceptability
Consumer taste tests, sensory evaluation, sample preparation, focus groups
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Food safety testing/training, clinical sample preparation, database nutritional analysis (mostly for estimate during prototyping), phenotyping, product development
Sociocultural Factors Related to Protein Foods
Indigenous food products, nutrition, food security, training

Phone:
2046323960
2046323960
Mailing Address:
11th Floor - 504 Main St.
R3B 0T1
11th Floor - 504 Main St.
R3B 0T1
Simon Potter – Red River College Polytechnic
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Simon Potter
Position
Director
Department
Research Partnerships and Innovation
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
Prairie Research Kitchen, RRC Pharmaceutical and Food Manufacturing program labs, next gen sequencing
Primary Production and Harvesting
Heavy vehicle design / testing / electrification
Protein Food Processing
Development of food processing course at Red River College
Packaging
Collaboration with Advanced Manufacturing Tech Access Centre
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Indigenous culinary program / various SME-led nutritional analyses
Phone:
2042307974
2042307974
Mailing Address:
2056 Notre Avnue
R3H 0J9
2056 Notre Avnue
R3H 0J9