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doi:10.1094/CFW-52-5-0289 |
VIEW ARTICLE Innovation in Western Canadian Functional Food Ingredients K. Fitzpatrick. NutriTech Consulting, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Cereal Foods World 52(5):289-290. Canada’s functional food ingredients industry is well established with innovative, entrepreneurial companies in all provinces. The current sector has developed many technologies and most are protected in some manner (e.g., through trademarks, intellectual property, licensing, proprietary property, etc.). Many companies have been spawned in Canadian public laboratories and supported at the various stages of product research, development, and commercialization by a number of public funding pools. There are several interesting ingredients available from Canadian companies for food manufacturers in the breads, bakery, and cereals sector. This article focuses upon ingredient innovation from traditional and specialty crops of significance to western Canadian agriculture. Some of the topics covered are novel fiber ingredients, functional ingredients from peas, hemp, flax, and other new ingredients.
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