Food Ingredient Development & Applied Enzyme Technology

Develop food ingredients.
Unlock side-stream value.

CBI helps food processors and ingredient manufacturers develop useful ingredients from pulses, cereals and their side streams. We bring together targeted enzyme applications, standardized testing and practical support from bench trials through pilot work and production scale-up.

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  • Pulses
  • Cereals
  • Food ingredients

A clear development pathStart with the question. Finish with evidence.

Bench trialsPilot trialsScale-up support

Explore an application

Start with your material.
Find a practical pathway.

If useful, choose the application and processing challenge closest to yours. The finder shows a possible CBI development and validation pathway.

01 Food ingredient applications

02 What are you trying to improve?

How CBI works

Ingredient development, supported by measurable results.

From a new ingredient concept to an improved process, CBI builds a development plan around your raw material, intended food application and production requirements.

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Food ingredient development

Turn a material into an ingredient with a defined purpose.

  • Pulse and cereal side-stream characterization
  • Fibre, starch and protein ingredient development
  • Functionality and food application trials
  • Prototype evaluation against agreed targets
02

Method standardization

Build reliable methods to evaluate ingredient performance.

  • Fit-for-purpose method development and standardization
  • Repeatability and validation studies within the agreed scope
  • Viscosity, flow, solubility and separation testing
  • Documented protocols, SOPs and technical results
03

Enzyme application

Select the treatment around your specific requirement.

  • Enzyme screening matched to the material and target
  • Individual enzymes and combinations
  • Dose, time, temperature and pH optimization
  • Measured effects on processing and functionality
04

Bench, pilot & scale-up

Move from small trials toward a practical production process.

Establish the process at bench scale, evaluate it through pilot trials, and support transfer to production with operating parameters, technical documentation and troubleshooting. Pilot and scale-up work is coordinated with processors and suitable facilities according to each project.

Pulse & cereal side streams

New possibilities for
underused food materials.

Hull, bran, starch-rich and fibre-rich fractions can be starting points for ingredient innovation. CBI evaluates selective enzyme treatment and processing options to explore useful functionality in food applications, including bread and crackers. Each pathway is tested for technical performance and practical production fit.

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01

Recover valueIdentify useful functionality in overlooked fractions.

02

Use evidenceMeasure process and material improvements directly.

03

Design for scaleKeep commercial constraints visible from the bench.

CBI BioCatalysis

Applied Enzyme Technology
& Biocatalysis Method Development

From raw material to a commercial answer.

Why partner with CBI?

Food science shaped around your material and process.

CBI brings together food science, laboratory research, method development and quality expertise to connect ingredient innovation with practical industrial processing.

Every project begins with your material, intended food application and performance requirements. The development plan connects ingredient trials, analytical methods and enzyme selection with the decisions needed for the next stage.

01

Custom test method development

Fit-for-purpose methods designed to answer the processing question your business is actually asking—not simply a standard assay.

02

End-to-end scientific validation

Research and quality leadership shaped by GLP, GMP, HACCP and BSL-2 laboratory environments, from study design through decision-ready evidence.

03

Practical development support

Bench work and pilot trials are planned around the equipment and facilities each project requires, with production scale-up coordinated alongside your processing team.

Start with the technical question

Let’s discuss your next food ingredient.

Tell CBI about your raw material or side stream, intended application and technical challenge. Together, we can define a useful first step.

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Cochrane, Alberta · Supporting food industry projects in Canada and internationally