Macroalgae and Maillard-derived seafood flavor
Years active: 2022This project will generate ingredients from byproducts of algae polysaccharide extraction to improve the flavor of alternative seafood products.
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Enzymatic treatment of hemp ingredient
Years active: 2022Dr. Simsek aims to provide value-adding strategies through enzyme modification for hemp processing by-products. This project will develop hemp-based protein ingredients with functional dietary fiber and reduced antinutrients.
Enzymatic reactive pea protein extrusion
Years active: 2022Dr. Chen and his team will use a green, fast, and large-volume processing approach, enzymatic reaction extrusion (eREX), to modify hydrolyzed pea proteins for improved texturization capacity and bioavailability.
Antioxidants in oil-in-protein matrix
Years active: 2022This project investigates dynamic antioxidant combination behaviors in plant-based fat tissue. Antioxidants with different mechanisms and polarities will be combined in oil or protein gel phases in different-sized particles to demonstrate interaction effects and evaluate lipid oxidation.
Reproducing salmon aroma
Years active: 2022This project aims to determine the key molecules that contribute to cooked salmon’s odor and flavor and recreate these with optimal plant, fungal, and algal oils. The proposed solutions’ oxidative stability will be determined and possibilities for shelf-life extension provided.
Alternative seafood flavors in storage
Years active: 2022In this project the role of food matrix components in modulating the flavor profiles, nutritional/chemical properties, and oxidative stability of plant-based seafood formulations during processing and storage will be investigated. Lexicon to accurately describe seafood flavor(s) will also be developed.
Alternative plant-based seafood flavors
Years active: 2022Dr Frank and his team are working to create more desirable plant-based seafood flavors. They will apply natural flavor chemistry pathways knowledge and sensory techniques to identify the most suitable flavor precursors for a range of plant-based seafood products.
Mycelium fermentation
Years active: 2022This project aims to use the immense diversity in mushroom-producing, new-to-food fungi to create improved fermented products. If the mycelium (the root network) has the same characteristics as the mushroom (the fruiting body), they can create tasteful and healthy products.
Byproducts-to-lipids: techno-economic analysis
Years active: 2022The project will publish an open-access techno-economic analysis (TEA) investigating a two-stage byproducts-to-lipids production system and modeling production choice trade-offs. The wet lab work will analyze organism lipid profiles under various growth conditions to inform the TEA.
A novel media recycling system
Years active: 2022The project aims to develop a sustainable toolbox of edible fungi strains to obtain intact RuBisCO from green tea. It bridges fungi fermentation with leaf protein production from waste streams, generating two promising alternative proteins in a single system.
