Advancing Canadian fava bean research
Ingredients
Consortia Contribution
$7,759,905
Cluster Contribution
$5,402,543
Prairie Fava
Big Mountain Foods
DL Seeds
Three Farmers
Goal
To test the functionality of new fava bean varieties for use in consumer-facing products, particularly snack foods.
Project Summary
Building on the success of past projects, the partners are testing the functionality of new fava bean varieties for use in consumer-facing products.
Prairie Fava is leveraging the fava bean's innovative work in the ingredient and finished goods market. The team is growing DL Seeds’ fava varieties and then utilizing them in their patented processing methods, testing them for functionality and feeding information back to DL Seeds in order to inform new variety development.
They’ll then supply Three Farmers with fava ingredients for further functionality testing in Three Farmers’ line of snack foods.
The project will also enable each company to scale its product offerings and operations, including at Three Farmers’ recently opened facility in Saskatoon.
Big Mountain Foods, a late addition to the project, will further develop its vegan holiday roast and a new vegan paneer, building on the success of its past product launches, including its fava-based tofu and vegan sausages and hybrids.
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