Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00443, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Rupasinghe, Vasantha (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Avive Naturals Inc of Bedford, Nova Scotia (www.avive.ca) is cGMP certified facility approved and licensed_x000D_
by Health Canada to manufacture Natural Health Products (NHP) since 2010. To meet the growing consumer_x000D_
demand, the company wish to manufacture and market dietary antioxidants-rich capsule derived from the_x000D_
haskap berry, an emerging "superfood" in Canada. However, the company is challenged to manufacture an_x000D_
NHP with the consistency of the antioxidant content in the final product as required by Health Canada. The_x000D_
major antioxidant bioactives of haskap are anthocyanin's, which highly differ due to harvest maturity of_x000D_
cultivars as well as subjected to degradation during processing and storage. The proposed project will establish_x000D_
harvest maturity indices to decide the optimum bioactive content for mechanical harvesting of this newly_x000D_
introduced berry. Pre-treatments and drying methods will also be identified for maximum retention of_x000D_
anthocyanins during the manufacturing. Understanding the impact of light during storage will help the_x000D_
company to decide the type of packaging required for the final product. The characterization of anthocyanin_x000D_
content and antioxidant content of the final product will provide the company a basis for calculating the_x000D_
recommended dose of the new NHP. In addition to the intended anthocyanin content and antioxidant claim, the_x000D_
proposed research will also explore the potential of recommending this NHP product for the management of_x000D_
type 2 diabetes. This new industry partnership will directly help not only the company to develop a new NHP_x000D_
but also to promote a high-value cash crop in Canada. Moreover, the new NHP will also contribute to_x000D_
managing the growing Canadian healthcare burden due to chronic oxidative stress-associated disorders., program purpose french : Avive Naturals Inc of Bedford, Nova Scotia (www.avive.ca) is cGMP certified facility approved and licensed_x000D_
by Health Canada to manufacture Natural Health Products (NHP) since 2010. To meet the growing consumer_x000D_
demand, the company wish to manufacture and market dietary antioxidants-rich capsule derived from the_x000D_
haskap berry, an emerging "superfood" in Canada. However, the company is challenged to manufacture an_x000D_
NHP with the consistency of the antioxidant content in the final product as required by Health Canada. The_x000D_
major antioxidant bioactives of haskap are anthocyanin's, which highly differ due to harvest maturity of_x000D_
cultivars as well as subjected to degradation during processing and storage. The proposed project will establish_x000D_
harvest maturity indices to decide the optimum bioactive content for mechanical harvesting of this newly_x000D_
introduced berry. Pre-treatments and drying methods will also be identified for maximum retention of_x000D_
anthocyanins during the manufacturing. Understanding the impact of light during storage will help the_x000D_
company to decide the type of packaging required for the final product. The characterization of anthocyanin_x000D_
content and antioxidant content of the final product will provide the company a basis for calculating the_x000D_
recommended dose of the new NHP. In addition to the intended anthocyanin content and antioxidant claim, the_x000D_
proposed research will also explore the potential of recommending this NHP product for the management of_x000D_
type 2 diabetes. This new industry partnership will directly help not only the company to develop a new NHP_x000D_
but also to promote a high-value cash crop in Canada. Moreover, the new NHP will also contribute to_x000D_
managing the growing Canadian healthcare burden due to chronic oxidative stress-associated disorders., agreement title english : An Antioxidants-rich Nutraceutical Product from Haskap Berry, agreement title french : An Antioxidants-rich Nutraceutical Product from Haskap Berry, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24200.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, 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