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Development of an oat based beverage rich in dietary fiber and protein

The project focused on the development of a ready-to-drink oat-based beverage that is fortified with omegas, vitamin D, and other nutritional ingredients that are essential to the diet of cancer patients. The objectives of the project are:

1. Develop a processing to concentrate protein and beta-glucan from oat grains
2. Develop a ready-to-drink beverage enriched in beta-glucan and protein by combining oat and pulse and
determine if this development results in shelf-stable products
3. Enhance the beverage with nutrients known to be deficient in cancer patients (omega-3 fatty acids and
vitamin D) and study the acceptability of the beverage with the cancer patients.

There was a continuation of this project that focuses on diebetic-friendly drinks, click here to read about that project.

Project Details

  • Listing ID: 5567
  • Project Status Completed
  • Principal Investigators Dr. Lingyun Chen at the University of Alberta
  • Projects With Results Projects with Results
  • Project Dates July 2016-June 2019
  • Abstract/Summary The project focused on the development of a ready-to-drink oat-based beverage that is fortified with omegas, vitamin D, and other nutritional ingredients that are essential to the diet of cancer patients. The objectives of the project are:

    1. Develop a processing to concentrate protein and beta-glucan from oat grains
    2. Develop a ready-to-drink beverage enriched in beta-glucan and protein by combining oat and pulse and determine if this development results in shelf-stable products
    3. Enhance the beverage with nutrients known to be deficient in cancer patients (omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D) and study the acceptability of the beverage with the cancer patients.
  • Funding Prairie Oat Growers Association