Processing pea protein to create new food and ingredients
Ingredients
Consortium Contribution
$33,369,742
Cluster Contribution
$15,117,891
Louis Dreyfus Company
Chronic Disease Innovation Centre, Seven Oaks Hospital
Goal
To bring new pea protein ingredients and food products to market using Canadian peas
Project Summary
With a focus on taste and nutrition, the new products have the potential to help provide a wider selection of nutritious protein options for Canadian families, particularly seniors looking to manage muscle loss and sarcopenia. The ingredient’s use in other food and feed products will also help strengthen Canada’s domestic food supply chain, while increasing market access potential for Canadian pea crops.
LDC has developed a pea protein isolate that will be produced in its new facility, currently under construction in Yorkton, Sask. Expected to be operational by the end of 2025, the new facility will strengthen the local economy by creating jobs throughout the sector and generating new market opportunities for Canadian farmers, increasing investment in rural Saskatchewan.
LDC’s pea protein isolate will be tested on a range of food products developed by CDIC, with a focus on the ingredient’s sensory properties and potential health benefits for an older, free-living population. The partners will work together to ensure the ingredient helps make CDIC’s finished products more digestible for an aging population.
