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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
Warburtons
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, Food Safety, Genetics, Plant Protein, Protein Processing, Protein Quality
Business Type
Company
Main Contact Person
Adam Dyck
Position
Program Manager (Canada)
Department
N/A
City
St. Francois Xavier
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
milling, test baking, pilot baking, baking, farinograph, Warburtons Research and Innovation Center in the UK, collaborate with Canadian International Grains Institute, University of Manitoba, AAFC, CGC, Richardson Farms
Primary Production and Harvesting
Scanning breeder material for suitable varieties, GxE studies, Food Safety (MRL's and Free Asparagine), sustainability in the entire supply chain
Protein Food Processing
Using different processing methods to improve quality, addition of unique ingredients, or the ability for more clean label products.
Packaging
Moving away from single use plastics. Environmentally friendly packaging.
Consumer Acceptability
Continuously running consumer focus groups to analyze trends and consumer interests
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Free asparagine in wheat, work around pulses inclusion in the bakery sector

Phone:
2048642453
2048642453
Mailing Address:
409 MaKay Street
R4L 1A9
409 MaKay Street
R4L 1A9