rapid protein analysis
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