Manitoba Agriculture's Food Development Centre
Manitoba Agriculture's Food Development Centre (FDC) is a fee-for-service facility that provides product commercialization with technical and research assistance for agri-food businesses, with a services focus on plant and animal protein products and ingredients to support the Manitoba Protein Advantage (MPA).
FDC offers a single window approach including pathfinding services to assist your food business in meeting its goals.
Our value added services range from laboratory trials to commercial readiness of protein or co-products including:
Protein Extraction and Product Application
• Wet protein extraction technologies including centrifugation, isoelectric precipitation,
membrane filtration, enzyme-assisted extraction to create protein concentrates
and isolates
• Dry protein extraction technologies in collaboration with external partners to create
protein enriched flours
• Ingredient characterization
• Ingredient specification sheets
• Food analysis - protein, moisture, water activity and fat content
• Create high protein ingredient blends in food and beverage applications
• Prototype and scaleup applications of meat alternatives, beverages, bakery and bars
• Regulatory assistance - assessment of protein claims, quality analysis guidance
(PER, PDCASS), guidance on Health Canada Novel Food or Novel Ingredient submissions
• Shelf life testing and sensory analysis
• Identification of process controls
Co-Product Applications and Sustainable Processing
• Find new uses for products and by-products
• Develop and add value to co-products
• Identify value added components in waste streams
• Committed to conducting research into finding innovative ways to reduce the use of water
in food processing
You can contact FDC at 1-800-870-1044 or 204-239-3150 or email us.
