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Title:

Exploitation of Antimicrobial Vegetable Volatiles and Active Packaging for Shelf-life Extension

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 20, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-04413

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Lim, Loong-Tak (University of Guelph)

Program:

Engage Grants for Universities

Program Purpose:

TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd ("TruLeaf", Bedford, Nova Scotia), specialising in in-door farming, isx000D
interested to explore new strategies to extend the shelf-life of their products ready-to-eat/use baby green andx000D
microgreen products, which are susceptible to tissue injury and microbial growth during transportation. Byx000D
manipulating the in-door growing conditions, exploiting different parts/blends of vegetables strategicallyx000D
selected from Brassicaceae family, and deploying bioactive volatiles, this project aims at developing ax000D
preservation system based on natural preservative to extend product shelf-life and increase productx000D
stability/yield. Besides benefiting TruLeaf, the envisaged technology will also benefit other Canadian vegetablex000D
producers in producing high quality and safe ready-to-eat vegetables, which is an essential component of diet tox000D
maintain good health. By extending product shelf-life to reduce product waste, the increased revenue will allowx000D
TruLeaf to expand their competitiveness in the marketplace.