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Harold Aukema – University of Manitoba
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Harold Aukema
Position
Professor
Department
Agricultural and Food Sciences, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Phone:
2044748076
2044748076
Mailing Address:
66 Chancellors Cir
R3T 2N2
66 Chancellors Cir
R3T 2N2
Heather Blewett – Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Heather Blewett
Position
Research Scientist
Department
Human Nutrition and Immunology
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
HPLC, Flow Cytometer, clinical research laboratory, wet lab, research model (spontaneously hypertensive rats), research model, spontaneously hypertensive rats
Consumer Acceptability
Acceptability questionnaires assessing food products being tested in human trials evaluating health
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Effect of protein on immune function, post-prandial glycemic response, LDL cholesterol lowering and satiety
Phone:
5413793518
5413793518
Mailing Address:
351 Tache Ave
R2H 2A6
351 Tache Ave
R2H 2A6
James Frey – Manitoba Agriculture
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
James Frey
Position
Applied Production Specialist
Department
N/A
City
Roblin
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
Precision small-plot agricultural equipment, land and storage infrastructure, trained staff, Data management capacity, In-depth experience in a wide array of field crops
Primary Production and Harvesting
Small-plot agricultural research conducted by a non-profit organization in partnership with MB Agriculture
Phone:
2042470346
2042470346
Mailing Address:
125-1st Avenue NW, Roblin, Box 998
R0L 1P0
125-1st Avenue NW, Roblin, Box 998
R0L 1P0
Manitoba Harvest/ Fresh Hemp Foods
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Clarence Shwaluk
Position
Director, Farm Operations
Department
N/A
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
dehulling, cold press, 5 log, milling, packaging, seed genetics, food innovation, food development

Phone:
2042284357
2042284357
Mailing Address:
69 Eagle Drive
R2R 1V4
69 Eagle Drive
R2R 1V4
Manitoba Harvest/ Fresh Hemp Foods
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Patti Odom
Position
Head of R&D
Department
N/A
City
Winnipeg
Province
Minnesota
Country
United States
Keywords
Infrastructure
dehulling, cold press, 5 log, milling, packaging, seed genetics, food innovation, food development
Protein Food Processing
R&D for different extraction and isolation methods
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Protein blends to optimize PDCAAS

Phone:
9317623524
9317623524
Mailing Address:
69 Eagle Drive
R2R 1V4
69 Eagle Drive
R2R 1V4
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
National Research Council
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, By-Products and Co-Products, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Food Safety, Funding, Indigenous, Plant Protein
Business Type
Researcher
Main Contact Person
Pankaj Bhowmik
Position
Research Officer and Scientific Support Lead, Sustainable Protein Production Program
Department
N/A
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
Cell technologies, Transformation, double haploidy & gene editing Genomics, Enzyme technologies, Discovery, production, engineering & development, Fermentation, Bioprocessing Solid state & submerged fermentation, extractions, alternate processing, Analytical technologies, Proteomics, structural & functional characterization, Valorization of co-products, In house enzyme assay (LOX), GC-MS, LC-MS, NMR, EME (energy mining and environment research centre in Montreal), Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Fast sample analysis, few sample preparation and tracing and monitoring several elements, lab-scale solid state fermentation (SSF), Electronic nose
Primary Production and Harvesting
NRC will develop advanced genomic resources and technologies to accelerate the design of next-generation canola and pulse crops with increased processability, protein value, and potential utility in value-added products and applications
Protein Food Processing
New processes for extracting and separating bulk protein and protein with different functionalities from seed • New processes to reduce off-flavours and other adverse compounds in pulse products • Improved processes for detecting and monitoring off-products during processing • Process improvements to enhance the sustainability of protein crop processing
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
First of kind reference materials certifications for protein crop material; Innovative spectrometry techniques for analysis of canola and pulse crops; Chemical barcoding approaches for canola and pulse crops
Phone:
3062032714
3062032714
Mailing Address:
435 Ellice Road
R3B 1YC
435 Ellice Road
R3B 1YC
NRC-IRAP
Listed In:
Agricultural Innovations, Agronomy, Digital Agricultural and Food Systems, Funding, Genetics, Protein Extraction, Protein Processing, Protein Quality
Business Type
Industry Member
Main Contact Person
Larry Taylor
Position
Agri Food Technology Advisor
Department
N/A
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Keywords
Infrastructure
advanced manufacturing facility, protein processing equipment, provide funding to TAC and the PRK to conduct culinary food prep kitchen type research
Primary Production and Harvesting
Work with Precision Agriculture, genomics, breeding related technologies.
Protein Food Processing
Basic research in protein extraction, nutrition, health and safety. Also have major program specific to Sustainable Protein Production of which I am on the Director Advisory Board to guide the overall program.
Packaging
The IRAP department of our organization conducts basic research in sustainable packaging and partners with major private sector partners with expertise in packaging.
Marketing
Provide advisory services to private sector firms developing strategies to more effectively market agriculture food products.
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
NRC has basic research in place to assess the safety and nutritional value of proteins. Also partner and provide advisory services to private sector firms to support their business model in the protein sector.
Phone:
2042947549
2042947549
Mailing Address:
435 Ellice Ave
R3B 1Y6
435 Ellice Ave
R3B 1Y6