Alternative plant-based seafood flavors

2022 – 2024

Dr. 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.

Production platform: Plant-Based

Technology sector: Ingredient optimization, Target molecule selection

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Project aims

Dr. Frank and his team are working to create more desirable plant-based seafood flavors. They will do this through applying deep knowledge of natural flavor chemistry pathways and sensory techniques to identify the most suitable flavor precursors for use in a range of plant-based seafood products.

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Principal researchers

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Dr. Damian Frank

Head of Flavor and Product Design, All G Foods

Dr. Frank has extensive experience in food and flavor chemistry, meat quality and sensory research as well as plant-based product development. His team has developed commercially successful plant-based products from beef burgers to bacon. His interests include the role of fat in making food taste amazing and discovering new ways of making plant-based products more exciting and rewarding for consumers

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