Smart Protein Repository - Science (GFI India)

Smart Protein Repository

GFI India’s repository of R&D innovation priorities in smart proteins

Discover ideas for your R&D work in plant-based, fermentation-derived alternative proteins, and cultivated meat.

Key: Digital art icon of a burger, representing cultivated meat. Cultivated A digital art icon of a cell, representing fermentation. Fermentation A digital art icon of green peas in a pea pod, representing plant-based meat. Plant-Based
Opportunity Production platform Value chain segment Technology sector
Identification, characterisation and validation of novel plant protein sources for smart protein applications

The plant-based smart protein industry is aiming at diversifying plant protein sources to substitute animal-derived proteins. Exploring the protein potential of untapped indigenous crops of India and mapping their nutritional…

 A digital art icon of green peas in a pea pod, representing plant-based meat. Plant-Based Raw materials, ingredients, and inputs Ingredient optimization
Novel approaches to develop alternative fats for plant-based food applications

Alternative fat is a key building block of plant-based meat, contributing towards the juiciness, tenderness, and mouthfeel of products. Modifying molecular structures of plant-based oils to create solid fats and…

 A digital art icon of green peas in a pea pod, representing plant-based meat. Plant-Based Raw materials, ingredients, and inputs Ingredient optimization
Functionalisation of plant proteins for the development of plant-based meat, egg and dairy products

Protein functionality is the key to product innovations in the smart protein sector. Identifying the suitable strategy for functional modification of proteins, preferably physical approaches is the need-of-the-hour.

 A digital art icon of green peas in a pea pod, representing plant-based meat. Plant-Based Raw materials, ingredients, and inputs End product formulation and manufacturing