Track III: Processing Innovations
- Track III Welcome & Opening - Dr. Anne Louise Dannesboe Nielsen, Danish Technological Institute
Prepare for an engaging welcome and opening as our track chair sets the stage for an insightful journey ahead.
- Panel Discussion: Advancements in Processing, Protein Characterization, and Nutritional Assessment - Dr. Mette Skau Mikkelsen, FOSS, Dr. Paul Vos, Wageningen University & Research & Janelle Carlin, Pulse Canada
This panel will focus on:
- What are the key challenges and considerations for selecting proteins derived from plant-based and alternative sources, particularly in terms of assessing protein quality, functionality, and bioavailability?
- How do researchers and industry stakeholders assess the nutritional composition and quality of plant-based and alternative protein products, and what methodologies are commonly employed for nutritional analysis and assessment?
- What strategies and protocols are essential for ensuring quality control throughout the production process of plant-based and alternative protein products, and how can companies maintain consistency and safety while scaling production?
- How can processing can enhance or lower nutritional quality, and how might it be considered as UPF? Is that even fair?
- Optimizing Protein Extraction Processes - Abderrafik Mermouri, IMPROVE
Protein extraction and purification is still a hot topic of interest worldwide. Due to the importance of this resource for today's and tomorrow's needs. IMPROVE aims at adding a new step to the development of purified protein ingredients. Nowadays, process development traditionally involves lab scale conceptualization, pilot scale prototyping and industrialization phases. This schematic presentation does not fully suit with the complexity of protein purification which also includes side reactions that impact protein and byproducts quality (functional and sensorial properties). Today, IMPROVE offers a continuous demonstrator at micro-pilot scale, that allows to reduce processing time, to anticipate protein functionality and quality at industrial scale, to anticipate industrial levers, to ease scaling up taking into account at an early-stage process water consumption. This combination of equipment setup and analytical capabilities is an innovative way to reflect about industrialization.