Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00575, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Joye, Iris (University of Guelph), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Sweet lupin seeds as rich source of protein with promising functional and nutritional properties have triggered_x000D_
the interest of the food industry for a number of years now. However, to date, these proteins have not yet been_x000D_
exploited to their full potential in the food sector as a thorough characterization and functionality screening of_x000D_
the protein is lacking. Powell May International (PMI) is a Canada-based ingredient broker which would like to_x000D_
add sweet lupin seed protein to its product portfolio. The objective of this project is, hence, to develop a_x000D_
food-grade isolation procedure for the sweet lupin seed proteins and a thorough characterization of the protein_x000D_
isolate. The characterization involves a full physicochemical and functional study of the obtained isolates. This_x000D_
project is a first step towards possible commercialization of an undervalued protein source that can be grown in_x000D_
Ontario. The timeliness and importance of this project for Canada can be illustrated by the potential this project_x000D_
has in terms of (i) putting Canada-based PMI at the forefront of the international plant-based protein industry_x000D_
and (ii) higher valuation of a crop that can be incorporated in a crop rotation plan by farmers in_x000D_
Canada/Ontario. Furthermore, this project coincides with the greater demand of both industry as well as_x000D_
consumers for alternative plant-based proteins with excellent nutritional properties., program purpose french : Sweet lupin seeds as rich source of protein with promising functional and nutritional properties have triggered_x000D_
the interest of the food industry for a number of years now. However, to date, these proteins have not yet been_x000D_
exploited to their full potential in the food sector as a thorough characterization and functionality screening of_x000D_
the protein is lacking. Powell May International (PMI) is a Canada-based ingredient broker which would like to_x000D_
add sweet lupin seed protein to its product portfolio. The objective of this project is, hence, to develop a_x000D_
food-grade isolation procedure for the sweet lupin seed proteins and a thorough characterization of the protein_x000D_
isolate. The characterization involves a full physicochemical and functional study of the obtained isolates. This_x000D_
project is a first step towards possible commercialization of an undervalued protein source that can be grown in_x000D_
Ontario. The timeliness and importance of this project for Canada can be illustrated by the potential this project_x000D_
has in terms of (i) putting Canada-based PMI at the forefront of the international plant-based protein industry_x000D_
and (ii) higher valuation of a crop that can be incorporated in a crop rotation plan by farmers in_x000D_
Canada/Ontario. Furthermore, this project coincides with the greater demand of both industry as well as_x000D_
consumers for alternative plant-based proteins with excellent nutritional properties., agreement title english : Fractionation of sweet lupin protein and study of physicochemical and functional properties of obtained isolates in food systems, agreement title french : Fractionation of sweet lupin protein and study of physicochemical and functional properties of obtained isolates in food systems, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada