Nutritional and health related implications of meat displacement. Particular focus on gut health. Recent work showing prebiotic effects with mycoprotein, current projects around fibre composition and innate immunity.
The alternative
protein ecosystem
Daniel Commane
Researcher- Host institution: Northumbria University
- Position: Principal investigator
- Discipline: Nutritional science
- Alternative protein type: Plant-based
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Providing guest lectures, Sharing equipment or facilities
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Research staff
- Lab equipment: High-throughput screening equipment, Microbiology equipment, Microscopy equipment, Other, Sequencing equipment, Standard molecular biology equipment
- Pilot equipment: Other
- Region: Europe
- Technology focus: Consumer research, Food safety and quality
- Location: United Kingdom